Detailed Explanation of Sowing Time, Blooming Period and Medicinal Value of Hollyhock Seeds

Hollyhock is also known by flower names such as hemp stalk flower, one-zhang red, and hu kui. It is a perennial herbaceous flower, and after the flowers bloom, the colors are rich and varied. Its blooming period is usually in summer, roughly lasting from May to September, adding a bright touch of scenery to the hot summer days.

In the flower market, you can buy potted plants, and you can also buy hollyhock seeds saved from the previous year. If you buy a potted plant, in daily care, hollyhock needs sufficient sunlight, is drought-tolerant and cold-tolerant, and the suitable soil is well-drained sandy and gravelly soil. As for watering, follow the principle of moist but not wet, but also avoid overwatering.

If what everyone buys is hollyhock seeds from the previous year, it is recommended to choose spring or summer for sowing. The main steps for sowing seeds are: first find a flowerpot with good drainage, then go to the flower stall and buy a mixture of leaf mold and peat soil. After preparing the materials, put two-thirds of the soil into the flowerpot, then evenly scatter the hollyhock seeds on top, gently cover with a thin layer of soil, and always keep the soil moist. Finally, place the pot in a space with a temperature of 20-25 degrees Celsius, and during the daytime try to give it 4-5 hours of sunlight. For subsequent watering, likewise, as long as the soil is moist it is fine, but avoid a soggy soil condition. Regarding fertilization later for sown hollyhock and potted hollyhock, it is actually roughly the same. During the growth period of hollyhock, you can choose water-soluble fertilizer that is easy to absorb, and the approximate fertilizing schedule is once every 2-3 weeks, so that the plant can be provided with the nutrients it needs.

Hollyhock is a rough-growing flower. If you want to propagate it later, you can also use the division propagation method. It is recommended to choose hollyhock cultivated for two years. For division propagation, the timing can be chosen in spring after flowering. At this time, select and transplant when there are 2-3 true leaves, appropriately apply liquid fertilizer during the growth period, and it can bloom the following year.

In addition, besides being grown for ornamental purposes, the flowers, roots and seeds of hollyhock can all be used as medicine, so it can be said that the whole plant is a treasure. Among them, its roots have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, discharging pus, and promoting urination. The seeds can promote urination and treat strangury, and are often used for urinary tract stones, difficult urination, edema and other conditions. The flowers have the effects of promoting bowel movements and urination, detoxifying and dispersing nodules. If the flowers and leaves are used externally together, they can also treat carbuncles, swellings, sores, burns and scalds, etc.