Hollyhock Chater's double-flowered Maroon is a hollyhock variety that produces an abundance of beautiful, dark double flowers. Because this Hollyhock Chater's Double Maroon self-seeds very easily, you can enjoy this beautiful and magnificent plant for a long time. This double-flowered hollyhock variety has very deep brown to almost black flowers. The beautiful, double, bowl-shaped large flowers open from the bottom up on the grey-green sturdy stems with grey-green leaves. Hollyhock is a biennial plant from the mallow family (Malvaceae) just like: Baobab, Mallow, Linden, Okra, Belgian Flag, Marshmallow, Durian, American Cotton, Chinese Rose, Hibiscus, Three-Hour Flower, Beach Poplar, Cocoa Tree and Silver Lime. This family therefore consists of a large number of flowers and trees. Hollyhock is also called Marshmallow, Ball Rose and Farmer's Rose. Marshmallow is also another plant from the same family. Hollyhock originally comes from Turkey and Palestine and was brought to Europe in the 16th century. But now this biennial plant is also widely cultivated in Europe and more specifically in our country (the Netherlands). Not at least because of the many different beautiful colours in which this plant is available.
Hollyhock thrives in both urban and rural environments. There are many different colours and even a number of double-flowered varieties. Hollyhock needs poor clay soil, but dark colours also do very well in sandy soil. It does need a warm, not too humid location. Hollyhocks are often placed against a wall, fence or other property boundary facing south. This plant needs a lot of sun. Give extra water during droughts to prevent drying out and premature seed ripening. It is a plant that is a beautiful eye-catcher in any garden. Also very suitable for growing at the back of the border and against a wall. Hollyhock has a long taproot that makes it unsuitable for growing in pots and containers. Because Hollyhock is a biennial, the plant only forms leaves in the year after sowing and the plant flowers in the 2nd year. Hollyhock flowers from May to September. Regularly remove the faded flowers to enjoy hollyhock for longer. The flower petals of the hollyhock Chater's double-flowered Maroon are edible and can be used to brighten up a salad, for example. Plant this beautiful hollyhock species in a group for a beautiful and dramatic effect. This plant is despite its double-flowers very popular with bees, bumblebees, butterflies and other useful insects. Hollyhock can easily sow itself out. Non hardy biennial. Height: 180 cm.
