Alcea rosea ‘Chater’s Double Apricot’

Alcea rosea ‘Chater’s Double Apricot’ is a spectacular biannual that brings elegance to the garden with its stunning, double apricot-colored blooms

The flowers appear as lush pompoms, carried high on sturdy stems that can grow up to 2 meters tall.

The leaves are tough, covered in fine hairs, allowing for high drought tolerance and heat resistance.

Blooming throughout the summer, this variety attracts butterflies and bees, while showing impressive resilience in tough conditions.

Though each plant completes its life cycle in only two/three years, it reseeds in an abundant manner – providing continous flowering through the ages.

It thrives in sunny spots with well-drained soil but can also tolerate light shade.

👨‍🌾GARDENING TIPS👨‍🌾:

• • • 🌱They prefer light, dry, and poor soils with a chalky tendency—gravelly or rocky debris soils – they grow in pavement in most French cities so the need for care here is very limited
    • ☀️ Alcea loves loves the sun
    • ✂️ Cut back dead foliage after flowering, or pull out and discard – growing as annuals or biennials can help limit the spread of rust
    • Because of their vertical structure, it’s interesting to pair them with movement – Miscanthus, Nepeta, Stipa- and bushes – Salvia, Lotus hirsutus, Santolina.

The Tale:

This short-lived perennial will also readily self-seed, spreading abundantly into even the smallest cracks in the garden.