Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic'

Also Known As

Alcea 'Spotlight Mars Magic'
Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic'
Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic' (Spotlight Series)
Alcea rosea 'Spotlight Mars Magic'
Mars Magic Hollyhock

Plant type

perennial, annual / biennial

size

H: 5'-8'
W: 1'-3'

planting zones

3a-10b

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Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic' plant details

Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic' is a broadleaf deciduous annual / biennial or perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer red flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic'

Plant type: annual / biennial or perennial
Plant family: malvaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 1 FT - 3 FT - wide, 5 FT - 8 FT - tall
Flowers: red blooms in fall and summer
Uses: cottage garden, cutting garden, floriferous, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic'

USDA Zones: 3a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

I've always loved hollyhocks, and yet I rarely see them for sale or in gardens these days. A. rosea is the standard, cottage garden species, with tall (to six feet or more if happy) spikes of lush flowers. Biennial or short lived perennial, but will self-seed to perpetuity if you let it. This is a particularly nice form with exceptionally bright red flowers. Alcea seems to be very site-specific for me... I've grown them, or tried to grow them in just about every place I've gardened around Ohio and Michigan, and in some gardens they've been absolutely gorgeous and practically a weed, and in others they get covered with rust and gobbled up by every insect in the neighborhood. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. Zone 3

By: Arrowhead Alpines

A radiant selection of this cottage garden staple, with satiny red saucers opening in succession from the bottom of the spike upwards, blooming summer to early fall.

By: Select Seeds

Gardening facts about Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic' plant

How to Grow Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic'

Sun Exposure
- sun
Water Needs
- even moisture - occasional
Soil Needs
- average
- well-drained
- rich
Special Situation
- heat tolerant

Features

Foliage Color
- green
Flower Color
- red
Wildlife
- bees
- butterflies
- hummingbirds
- deer resistant
- rabbit resistant
Flower Season
- summer
- fall
Foliage Season
- deciduous