Alcea Apple Blossom

Alcea ‘Apple Blossom’ is a charming hollyhock variety treasured for its soft, blush-pink, double blooms and stately vertical presence. A staple of traditional cottage gardens, this variety adds romantic elegance and vertical interest to Irish borders, walls, and garden backdrops.

Reaching heights of up to 1.8–2.4 metres, Alcea ‘Apple Blossom’ produces tall, upright flower spikes packed with ruffled, rose-like flowers from mid to late summer. Its delicate pastel colouring makes it ideal for soft, informal planting schemes and blends beautifully with other summer-flowering perennials.

Best grown in full sun and in rich, well-drained soil, Alcea ‘Apple Blossom’ prefers a sheltered spot, particularly in windy areas common in many parts of Ireland. While technically a short-lived perennial or biennial, it readily self-seeds, ensuring a continued presence in the garden with little effort.

Key Features:

• Height: 1.8–2.4 metres

• Fully double, pale pink blooms with a romantic cottage-garden feel

• Flowers from mid to late summer

• Prefers well-drained, fertile soil in full sun

• Ideal for the back of borders, along fences, or against garden walls

• Attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies

• May require staking in exposed areas

Add Alcea ‘Apple Blossom’ to your Irish garden for a touch of vintage charm and towering summer colour that embodies the classic beauty of a cottage border.