I'd like to honor my mother and grandmother today by sharing their favorite flower with you: the Alcea rosea or Hollyhocks. These stately plants with bell-shaped flowers are the centerpiece for one of ...

Common hollyhocks, Alcea rosea, members of the Malvaceae or mallow family along with marsh mallow or Malva and okra, Hibiscus esculentus, have been around for a very long time. In fact, Alcea seeds ...

There are lots of beautiful new flowers and plants that are promoted each year to the gardener by various vendors and gardening magazines. We all get taken in by these potential new contributions to ...

Whether you're short on time, new to gardening, or just want a no-fuss plant that will add a gorgeous touch to your garden, the hollyhock (Alcea rosea) is the perfect plant that you can plant right ...

French hollyhocks, also known as fig-leaved hollyhocks (Alcea ficifolia), are an old-fashioned flower making a comeback in West Texas gardens. Unlike common hollyhock (Alcea rosea), French hollyhocks ...

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Q: My grandma used to grow beautiful hollyhocks. So, I would like to try them this year. Do you have any suggestions? A: Yes, I do! I love the old-fashioned flowers. They are beautiful, enduring, and ...

Hollyhocks have long been a part of the American landscape, often seen in old sepia photos towering over fences. They also were planted to screen the outhouse so that prim ladies of the 19th century ...

Admired in the ancient gardens of China, hollyhocks are among the oldest cultivated flowers. They were brought to Europe by explorers in the 16th century. Named by the English herbalist William Turner ...

One of my favorite flowers growing up was hollyhocks. There was a stand of them, along the side of the horse shed on the family farm. My grandmother had planted them long ago, but somehow, magically, ...