seeds from this selection produces relatively short spikes of double, cerise pink, blossoms with fringed tips of a soft rose tone beginning in midsummer. This is a first year flowering perennial. This compact Hollyhock selection is wonderful for smaller gardens where the taller ones might grow too tall.The shorter height of ‘Fiesta Time’ makes it more suitable to courtyard gardens and containers than its taller relatives. Hollyhocks are best treated as a biennial or short-lived perennial. Control leaf rust with a fungicide spray every two weeks, starting in mid May. Hollyhocks will readily self seed. Hardy in zones 2-9.