Alcea rosea

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	2 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. to 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Width:	⇔	2 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. to 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		3 to 10
Flower features:	❀	red, orange, yellow, pink, white

Scientific Names

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Read about Alcea rosea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Althaea rosea, Cav. Hollyhock, which see for culture. St. strict and spire-like, hairy: Lvs. large and rough, rounded-heart-shaped, wavy-angled or lobed: fls. large and nearly sessile, in a long wand-like raceme or spike, in many forms and colors. Biennial. China. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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