Hollyhocks and other great performers
Today we ’re in southwestern Idaho visiting with Kyla Westerberg , who is sharing some favorite flowers — basically , anything that offer up a long period of time of blossom andattracts wildlifeto the garden .
Beautifulhollyhocks(Alcea rosea , Zones 2–10 ) in their prime . siccative climates like that of Idaho are good for hollyhocks because the lower humidity help reduce the rust disease that plagues hollyhocks in wetter areas .
These hollyhocks are on the declension , with most go to seed , although a few last flowers are opening . They are still loved by milkweed butterfly butterflies .
A ten - lined June beetle has chance on this coneflower ( Echinaceapurpurea , Zones 3–8 ) . The large antennae identify this picky beetle as a male . It uses the antennae to observe the pheromone released by female beetle .
Rudbeckia ( Rudbeckiafulgida , Zones 3–9 ) is a workhorse in Kyla ’s garden and gives a long season of interest group with its abundant yellow flowers .
A stately two-fold althaea reaches over 9 substructure tall ! It is percipient that hollyhocks fuck growing in Kyla ’s garden .
coneflower intermingle with blousy guara ( Gauralindheimeri , Zones 5–9 ) .
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