Perfect plants for spring

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Alcea Perennial Singles

The stately beauty of Hollyhocks is one of summer's greatest pleasures. Modern hybrids resemble the towering, 6- to 8-foot clumps from grandmother's garden, but their blooms measure 4-5 inches across and come in luminous colors -- white to pale yellow to pink and burgundy. These Hollyhocks have a long-lived Siberian species, Alcea ficifolia, in their bloodlines and act more like perennials than biennials. They will return in your garden for several years and spread from seed.