| Probably no other plant is more closely associated with summers on the farm than hollyhocks. Many a childhood memory includes a view of colorful spires of bell-shaped flowers rising above the sight and smell of chicken pens and cowpies. Hollyhocks, with their flowers reminiscent of ladies waiting in line for a summer cotillion, have become more popular recently with the interest in cottage gardens. U of I Extension Horticulture educator Sandra Mason says hollyhocks are 5-9 feet tall and they can be used as a towering background plant in a flower border, or along a fence or wall. Read more: | |
| Hollyhocks have become more popular recently - Canton, IL - Canton Daily Ledger Source: cantondailyledger.com | |
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Hollyhocks have become more popular recently - Canton, IL - Canton Daily Ledger
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