Althaea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Althaea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Althaea (Greek, to cure). Malvaceae. Tall annual, biennial or perennial herbs, grown in the open garden. The flowering shrubs known as altheas are forms of Hibiscus syriacus. Flowers axillary, solitary, or racemose in the axils or at the summit of the St., with 6-9 bracts below the calyx, but otherwise as in Malva.—About 15 species in the temperate regions of the world. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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