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Hollyhock Blooming Now in Our Home

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Real Estate Agent with HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 SA585680000

I have been watching every day a new bud turning into a blooming flower on the hollyhock plant at home.

We have some planted in a container and some in the ground.

We are curious to see if any of them will remain perennial and will bloom year after year.

I was intially intrigued what it is, when I was listening a docent talk about the Hollyhock house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and the aesthetic which combined indoor and outdoor living spaces. 

I attached a link to the phrase Hollyhock house in case you prefer to peek there, in stead of typing the name on your search engine.

 

 

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Steffy Hristova, MBA, SFR, CNE, Realtor®

HomeSmart Elite Group
Tel:  (602) 710-8161

10601  N. Hayden Rd. I-100
Scottsdale AZ 85260

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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Steffy - I have been to the Frank Lloyd Wright Hollyhock House but I doubt I would be able to identify one upon seeing one.  

May 10, 2020 05:47 PM
Steffy Hristova
HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 - Tempe, AZ
Tempe AZ Realtor - Your Home Close to Your Work!

Hi Michael Jacobs , I looked at the video to check if I will identify/recognize it. I think the ornaments on the structure are a stylized, geometrical vision of the hollyhock plant, and the videographer (from the link) had captured one plant waving with the wind to the viewers. Initially when the docent was referring to the Hollyhock House, it didn't sound any different to me than "Falling Waters'" for example, a combination of words describing something that stands out in the structure. 

May 10, 2020 06:47 PM
Michael Jacobs

Steffy - I think Falling Water is my favorite Frank Lloyd Wright property I have seen.  


I agree there was inspiration from hollyhocks in his thinking and visualization of the design. 

May 10, 2020 06:54 PM
Realtyna Inc
Realtyna - Newark, DE
WordPress Real Estate - IDX, RESO Web API, CRM

Hi Steffy Hristova, wonderful photo. It's easy to see how Mr. Wright drew inspiration from this lovely flower.

May 11, 2020 02:25 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Hollyhocks remind me of my mother's garden in summer!  I planted Sunflower seeds this year.  I've been waiting two weeks for them to sprout.

May 11, 2020 04:42 AM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Oh my gosh, what a beautiful blossom. Hollyhocks are a classic in cottage style gardens. Easy to see why, they are so charming. 

May 11, 2020 07:24 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Steffy,

I love hollyhocks.  That is a gorgeous bloom.  We have toured Taliesin West when we where in AZ with friends years ago.  It was one lovely experience and I learned so much.  We had a friend in Los Angeles who lived in a Frank Lloyd Wright home..A

May 11, 2020 03:33 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Hi Steffy,  Thanks for sharing this beautiful hollyhock.  My Mother-in-law always took such pride in her flower beds - she had some beautiful hollyhocks too.

May 11, 2020 07:49 PM
Steffy Hristova
HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 - Tempe, AZ
Tempe AZ Realtor - Your Home Close to Your Work!

Hi Myrl Jeffcoat , I was late with planting the sunflowers this year. We love to have the sunflowers in our yard as they always attract the rosy-faced love-birds. 

May 11, 2020 08:02 PM
Steffy Hristova
HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 - Tempe, AZ
Tempe AZ Realtor - Your Home Close to Your Work!

Hi Realtyna Inc , interesting flowers, I agree. 

May 11, 2020 08:03 PM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Nice post Steffy. Although I would not love living in a Frank Lloyd Wright home I am fascinated by the style.

May 12, 2020 06:58 AM
Steffy Hristova
HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 - Tempe, AZ
Tempe AZ Realtor - Your Home Close to Your Work!

Hi Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD , I understand they can grow quite high, up to 6ft. I can see them as a height layer in a cottage style garden. Thanks for your comment. 

May 12, 2020 08:42 AM
Steffy Hristova
HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 - Tempe, AZ
Tempe AZ Realtor - Your Home Close to Your Work!

Hi Ron and Alexandra Seigel , I agree, Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ, is a lovely place and the docent tours are always so informative and inspiring. The Hollyhock House is not too far from you, distancewise. I would love to visit it in person one day.

May 12, 2020 08:46 AM
Steffy Hristova
HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 - Tempe, AZ
Tempe AZ Realtor - Your Home Close to Your Work!

Hi Bob Crane , I am glad this flower brought a memory of your Mother-in-Law's garden. I have photos from my Mom's flowers over the years and love to look at them. 

May 13, 2020 06:41 AM
Steffy Hristova
HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 - Tempe, AZ
Tempe AZ Realtor - Your Home Close to Your Work!

Hi Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty , in Tempe and Phoenix, I can see FLW's influence in many structures - ASU Gammage is one of them, for example. It's fun to see the shelters that the architecture students build for themselves on the Taliesin School campus, too. 

May 13, 2020 06:48 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, what gorgeous blooms, Steffy! I'm a huge FLW fan and it's easy to see why these blooms influenced his design. 

May 20, 2020 07:10 AM