What are Hollyhocks?
Hollyhocks are tall, showy flowering plants in the mallow family which are used in gardens all over the world, particularly to provide depth and texture to an old fashioned garden. They come in annual, semi-annual, and perennial varieties, depending on the species, and will readily reseed, sometimes appearing in strange places and being mistaken for flowering weeds. When hollyhocks are growing in conditions that they enjoy, the plants will achieve impressive heights and put out a profusion of flowers in colors such as purple, pink, white, red, and yellow. The most popular cultivar is Alcea rosea, although there are over 60 species in the Alcea genus. The flowers appear to be native to Asia, although they have been cultivated in Europe for centuries. The name “hollyhock” has been used to refer to the flowers in England since the 13th century, although it was originally spelled holihoc, a portmanteau of holi, for holy, and hoc, for mallow. The plant was also referred to as St. Cuthbert’s
Hollyhocks are tall, showy flowering plants in the mallow family which are used in gardens all over the world, particularly to provide depth and texture to an old fashioned garden. They come in annual, semi-annual, and perennial varieties, depending on the species, and will readily reseed, sometimes appearing in strange places and being mistaken for flowering weeds. When hollyhocks are growing in conditions that they enjoy, the plants will achieve impressive heights and put out a profusion of flowers in colors such as purple, pink, white, red, and yellow. The most popular cultivar is Alcea rosea, although there are over 60 species in the Alcea genus. The flowers appear to be native to Asia, although they have been cultivated in Europe for centuries. The name “hollyhock†has been used to refer to the flowers in England since the 13th century, although it was originally spelled holihoc, a portmanteau of holi, for holy, and hoc, for mallow. The plant was also referred to as St. Cuthber
Hollyhocks are tall, showy flowering plants in the mallow family which are used in gardens all over the world, particularly to provide depth and texture to an old fashioned garden. They come in annual, semi-annual, and perennial varieties, depending on the species, and will readily reseed, sometimes appearing in strange places and being mistaken for flowering weeds. When hollyhocks are growing in conditions that they enjoy, the plants will achieve impressive heights and put out a profusion of flowers in colors such as purple, pink, white, red, and yellow. The most popular cultivar is Alcea rosea, although there are over 60 species in the Alcea genus. The flowers appear to be native to Asia, although they have been cultivated in Europe for centuries. The name “hollyhock?has been used to refer to the flowers in England since the 13th century, although it was originally spelled holihoc, a portmanteau of holi, for holy, and hoc, for mallow. The plant was also referred to as St. Cuthbert’s
violetzMay 1, 2008 at 5:29 PM The hollyhocks comprise about 60 species of flowering plants in the genus Alcea (Ál-ce-a) in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southwest and central Asia. They are biennial or short-lived perennial plants growing to 3.5 m tall, with broad, rounded, palmately lobed leaves and numerous flowers, pink or yellow in the wild species, on the erect central stem. Hollyhocks are popular garden ornamental plants, cultivars selected, particularly from A. rosea. The flowers have been selected for variations in colour, with dark purple, red and white-flowered plants available in addition to the colours found in wild plants. Hollyhocks are very drought resistant, and do well in full sun locations that might be too hot or dry for other plants. They produce large, flat coin-shaped seeds (1/2″ diameter) that seem to grow easily wherever they drop. While an individual plant might only live a handful of years, by that time chances are good it will leave plenty of descend
