| Old-fashioned annual hollyhocks have heart-shaped leaves and produce 6-to 8-foot-tall spikes of color in late April-June. |
| They, along with the self sown tradescantias, violets, hollyhocks and dame's rocket are part of the greater urban garden. |
| Her diary also contains numerous references to the bulbs, geraniums, hollyhocks, and dahlias that she planted, tended, and appreciated. |
| Her platters are decorated with basil and mint from the herb bed, her tables with hollyhocks and Shasta daisies from the garden. |
| The hollyhocks are gone now, and the concrete is purpled by mulberries instead. |
| Near the house, which bounds one side of the garden, she grows towering delphiniums and hollyhocks for their strong vertical interest. |
