Burpee’s Giant Mixed Colors Hollyhock blooms from June onward. It is a biennial that takes a full year to bloom. You will see blooming usually in the second year of planting. Best to grow in hardiness zones 4-8 for perennial growth. The rest of growing zones are annual. The colorful leaves will have five to seven lobes being 3 inches across. Great for cut flowers after they bloom. Best to sow outdoors in early summer.  Mature height is 6′ and requires full sun It is a perennial flower that is best grown in zones 4-8 Blooms the following spring into summer one year after planting.