Hollyhock - Double Scarlet

My Hollyhock is between 4 & 5 foot high with loads of buds but no flowers as yet. It just keeps getting taller and taller, it'll be as tall as me soon and i am 6 foot! which is tall for a woman!!!!

The buds look like there ready to pop at any time, every day when i am out there i keep saying to myself 'that'll flower soon' 3 weeks later and im still saying the same thing to myself! When oh when will it flower.
I've read that they can reach up to 8 foot high, is this right???
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hi,these are in my front garden(the postage stamp)and i would say theyre about 4ft.i pulled 2 out earlier this year,partly because of rust and partly because last yr they grew so tall i couldnt see out the front window!. are yours plagued with rust?i cant see them,just a box with a cross in the middle,and the gremlins.double scarlet.are those the special variety?i looked at some in wilkos,but never bought them.i wish i had now.

 

Hi elaine,
This is mine, i did plant two but the other one got eaten by something and didn't grow. Looks like the other one is making up for it!



It did have one leaf that was full of rust, my mum advised me to wip it off asap and to burn or bin it. Apparently there quite prone to it. Since then i've bought some spray for rust etc and it seems to be ok now. Apart from something munching on the leaves, leaving big holes.

Im not sure if there a special type as i've not grown them before. Just wish it would flower, im dying to see what it looks like.

One word springs to mind...patience! :D

 

its a beauty!i seem to remember mine coming into flower quite late last yr but lasting into the winter.well just have to be patient together.i love them.i said i would only plant vev in the veg bit at allotment but couldnt resist just the one. the kind i looked at had an almost black flower but i cant remember the name.(i never can) :D

 

As soon as it flowers i'll post a picture.
I Keep examining it everyday with the hope of seeing maybe a bit of colour where its going to flower, but no...nothing yet... :rolleyes:

Watch this space elaine!! :D :D

 

we're all watching, and holding our breath! Is this the one you're thinking of, Elaine Fiz? http://www.gardeningexpress.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=10135

 

Helloooo, nice to hear from you dendrobium. :D :D

I've just had a look at that link at oh my word, how weird is that with the black flowers?

The hollyhock i have looks as though its going to be red....when it eventually decides to flower that is...

 

yes.thats the one! :D

 

I like it! And I love your smileys, PoS! PArticularly the prodding and shooting ones!

 

Cheers matey, .....still no flowers...massive buds though...oh when will it flower?....

 

keep watching! One day it'll happen! But you'll prob have gone out for the day when it does, and you'll miss it!

 

finally ......