| Description | A Hollyhock with large soft pink apricot flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (al-SEE-a)(Ro-see-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Biennials |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, avoid water on the leaves |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | large double pink flowers occur in terminal racemes |
| Leaves | Leaves are lobed and rough textured. The nemesis of this plant is Hollyhock rust, a leaf disfiguring fungus. Newer varieties are reported to be more resistant. |
| Stems | bristly, single unbranched |
| Dimensions | 5 plus feet |
| Maintenance | In the fall remove all dead plant parts and discard. These will carry over the rust spores. The rust is caused by Puccinia malvacearum, a fungus attacking the Malvaceae family. Staking maybe needed |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | China |
| Cultivar Origin | Species native to China and has been grown there for perhaps 2 thousand years. Introduced into England in the 1600's. |
| Author's Notes | Hollyhock is a good indicator plant for "days gone by". It is a given if Hollyhock and or Lilac are growing in an old field there was once a house near by. |
| Notes & Reference | #28-Cottage Garden Annuals(Clive Lane), #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd) |
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