Bursting forth with a profusion of delicate, hollyhock-inspired blooms, this botanical beauty lights up the summer garden with its soft, pastel palette.
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkfrieden' is a stately perennial boasting an upright, clump-forming habit, its stout stems reaching up to 1.5m (5ft) and adorned with lobed, downy grey-green leaves. From midsummer through early autumn, this rust-resistant marvel puts on a dazzling display, its erect terminal racemes laden with open, cup-shaped flowers in the most alluring shades of pale pink and soft apricot, each bloom sporting a delicate, double centre.
A true showstopper whether grown in borders, beds, or containers, 'Parkfrieden' brings a graceful, old-world charm to the landscape, its miniature 'hollyhock' blossoms complementing a wide range of companion plantings and providing a long-lasting cut flower for indoor enjoyment.