Description
Double Apricot Hollyhock Seeds 6517.
Fully Double, Warm Apricot Blooms for Cottage Gardens and Modern Borders.
Double Apricot Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) produces stunning, fully double blooms in a warm, delicate shade of soft apricot that creates a true centerpiece in any landscape. Equally suited to classic cottage gardens and contemporary perennial borders, these stately plants bear fluffy, ruffled flower spikes in late spring and summer. As a classic biennial, it forms a low rosette of foliage in its first season before shooting up impressive flowering stalks in its second year. Planting in full sun encourages the densest, most vibrant flower production.
Quick Seed Details
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Product Code: 6517
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Botanical Name: Alcea rosea ‘Double Apricot’
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Type: Open-Pollinated Biennial
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Hardiness: Zone 4
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Plant Spacing: 75 cm
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Light Requirement: Full Sun (Tolerates light shade, but full sun produces best blooms)
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Soil Preference: Rich, well-drained soil
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Germination: 21–28 days at 18°C
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Seed Count: Approx. 25–30 seeds per packet (110 seeds per gram)
What you need to know to Plant & Grow
Double Apricot Hollyhock is easily established indoors or direct-sown outdoors throughout late spring and summer.
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Indoor Sowing: Start seeds indoors in a quality soilless starter mix during March. Maintain a cool germination temperature of 18°C for the 21 to 28 day germination period. Avoid higher temperatures, as excessive heat lowers germination success. Move sprouted seedlings under lights before hardening off and transplanting outdoors after spring frost danger passes.
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Outdoor Direct Sowing: Direct sow seed outdoors from May through late August in a sunny garden spot.
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Spacing & Maintenance: Space mature plants 75 cm apart in well-drained soil to allow ample room for airflow and vigorous growth. Water deeply during dry spells and deadhead or let self-seed for continuous yearly displays.
Why Double Apricot Hollyhock Seeds belong in Your Garden
If you want a unique, sophisticated colour choice for vertical structure, Double Apricot is an exceptional favourite. Its soft, warm-toned double blossoms, excellent Zone 4 hardiness, and strong appeal to butterflies and pollinators make it a captivating choice for fences, walls, and back-of-border plantings.
