Now that’s an old-fashioned favorite!” I came to a stand by my friend’s display of hollyhocks. “Purple, pink, red … these midsummer bloomers are real gems. Are they perennial?” “Actually, biennial,” she replied. “Alternate years?” I mused. “But yours grow every year.” “I collect the seeds and, yes, they can appear every year, but they Originally published on Hollyhocks © Insteading
