"Cereoid*" <cereoid at prodigy.net> wrote in message
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> In that case, you will want to find out what you can about the Hollyhock,
> Alcea rosea, and which cultivars compare with yours. Find out if there are
> any plant breeders that specilize in them.
>> I must admit that I have seen whitish double-flowered plants in gardens
but
> yours may be different.
>>http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/TRA/PLANTS/demogardens/alcea.htm>>http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/TRA/PLANTS/demogardens/alceacup.htm>
Great pictures, thanks for that!
I'd assume that 'double' is in a range of a doubling of petals as the ones I
have are basically hemispheres of tightly packed petals and it's a treat
watching the bees force their way into the globe of petals to pollinate the
thing, disappearing in the process.
Richard.
