Super Seeds Black Alcea Nigra Alcea Black Hollyhock 40 Pcs

Widely cultivated plant known as Royal Malva or Alcea being the less common black color, it is a biennial and upright herb, about 2 m tall with a densely shaggy stem. It is believed that they descend from Chinese specimens but today it is impossible to know exactly the origin of the species since it has been cultivated throughout the world for centuries. It offers a wide range of colors in terminal racemose inflorescences, which open gradually and remain on the stem for a long time. CULTIVATION: It is recommended to sow in a bright-warm place but without much direct sun, keeping the substrate always moist and the seeds buried less than one cm. Rich, well-drained soils. The sowing time can be established between May-June and the planting time in August-September, with flowering in May-September. It does not support low temperatures, so it should be protected in winter with some covering of straw or pine branches to prevent frost from falling directly on it. Its flowers have emollient, expectorant, slightly laxative, demulcent and diuretic properties, from the petals of the red specimens dyes and colorants are extracted for food, particularly for wine.

SHIPPING is 5 to 8 weeks

Package Contain 40 Seeds (approx.)