December 2011, in London, was one of the warmest on record. Temperatures during the day were regularly in the low teens and I don't think there was a single winter frost. This Spring like weather has fooled many plants in the garden that it is a great time to have a growth spurt! Unfortunately for the hollyhocks in our garden, that have sprung up and were growing like crazy, a recent spate of heavy frosts in early January has dealt rather harshly with their early Spring enthusiasm! As can be seen above almost all of the hollyhocks in our garden are now wilting under the now normal winter conditions.
I wonder if this will impact all of the hollyhocks this year and we will miss out on our summer flowering. Time will tell.
Cheers
M
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