Holly Hocks
So, I go to St. Andrews for one day to see Angelica, Geoff, Gwynn, Heather, Kalina, Karen, Lucinda, Mitchell, Pierre, and William, and look what happens to my hollyhocks while I am at KIRA. I guess it has something to do with the proximity of the Kingsbrae Garden: my hollyhocks got jealous and wanted me back.
They were all so pleased to see me. Radiant and smiling, laughter all over their little faces. Little? Hey, they are growing every day, from saucers to side or sandwich plates and all too soon they will be as large as dinner plates.
Hopefully, they will last. My beloved says these hot summer days will quickly diminish them. I hope not. Alas, the foxgloves have gone already. Heavy raindrops battered their flowers and away they went. No winter gloves now for the little foxes. They will have cold paws.
The sunflower buttons are awaiting their day in the sun. Prepping, not preening, they will soon unfold and follow the sun’s circuit with their faces. We certainly hope so. Meanwhile, consider the hollyhocks, they neither spin, nor do they weave, yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
rogermoorepoet 
Beautiful Roger! They must be cousins of Hibiscus!
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We have a hibiscus, too. But it’s indoors only. The hibiscus … jamaica in Spanish … is more Caribbean. The ‘tall holllyhocks are mentioned in the old song An English Country Garden, and I associate them more with England. An English neighbour says he gave me the seeds a couple of years back. I sprinkled them and nothing happened. Then, almost from nowhere …
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How interesting! We have the hibiscus, but most do not survive the winter here in NC. My mother always had hollyhocks in Pennsylvania, when I was growing up!
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I am pretty sure the hibiscus would not survive outside here in Canada. We keep it potted and indoors. Southern sun in winter and Norther aspect in summer. I’ll post some photos of it, when it blooms again, if I haven’t already done so.
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Great!
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