Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Biennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9a
Plant Height:	5 to 8 feet (1.5-2.4m)
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Pink Red White
Bloom Size:	3"-4" 5"-6"
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall
Uses:	Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies

Common names

Hollyhock

Botanical names

Accepted: Alcea rosea
Synonym: Althaea rosea
Synonym: Alcea ficifolia
Synonym: Althaea ficifolia
Synonym: Alcea rosea subsp. ficifolia

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2014-06-14

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Location: Michigan
A friend’s hollyhocks.

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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-07-17
Flowers are pale yellow aging to pink on this variegated plant

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-28
Alcea rosea, 2017, Single [Hollyhock], al-SEE-uh ROE-zee-uh, 6x1

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Location: Illinois, US
Date: 2008-08-03
Hollyhock NOID

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Location: Los Rios District, SJC
Date: 2021-05-15

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Location: Illinois, US
Date: 2009-06-26
Hollyhock NOID

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Location: Michigan
Date: 2018-09-21
Friend’s holly’s

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Location: Illinois, US
Date: 2012-06-23
Hollyhock NOID maybe 'Black Beauty'?

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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-06-06
In its third year as a variegated hollyhock

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Location: Elizabeth, CO
Date: 2018-07-29
Hollyhock

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-08-01

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Location: Worcester, MA
Date: 2016-06-18

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Location: Los Rios District, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Date: 2021-05-15

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Location: Mixed Perennial Border
Date: Monday August 12, 2013
Close Up View Single Bloom

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Location: Illinois, US
Date: 2008-07-24
Hollyhock NOID

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Location: Willow Valley Communities Lakes Campus,Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Date: 2023-07-02
Pink Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

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Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2014-04-16

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Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2018-06-17
From Botanical Interests' seed.

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Location: Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, California
Date: 2011-11-05

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2010-06-23

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Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-07-05

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Location: Mixed Perennial Border
Date: Monday August 12, 2013
Pink Blush Color

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2010-08-06
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea), old-fashioned single

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2010-08-06
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) pale yellow blush, close up

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Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-05-16
NOID

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Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-15

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Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia
Date: 2006-08-13
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea).

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Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia
Date: 2006-08-26
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea).

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Location: Las Vegas
Date: May 14, 2005
photo by Stan Shebs

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Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2015-09-11
Finally seeing some sprouts

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Location: garden of botanist Robert R. Kowal in Madison, Wisconsin
Date: June 25, 2012
photo by James Steakley

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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Location: Mid-Missouri, USA
Date: 2020-07-21
Double form, flowered first year

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Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2012-04-24

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Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-06-02

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Location: MN
Date: August
These guys are everywhere at my place

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Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2015-07-18

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Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2016-08-01

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Date: c. 1900
illustration from Robinson's 'The English Flower Garden', 1900

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Location: Twisp
Date: 2015-09-23
From Seed: Outhouse Mix

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Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-07-20

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Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-10-20

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Location: Maple hill, NC
Date: May 2016
Country Romance

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Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: May 22, 2022
Hollyhock #62nn & #3 fg LHB p658, 122-4-2, "Greek, to cure."

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Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2010-06-09

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Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 4000-07-11

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Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-07-11

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-09-28

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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi

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Location: my garden, Zone 7A, NC
Date: 2011-12-22

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Comments:

Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 1, 2014 8:32 PM concerning plant:

Alcea rosea is a larval host plant for several butterfly species, including the Common Checkered Skipper, Painted Lady, West Coast Lady, and American Lady.

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Posted by Zencat (West Valley City, Utah - Zone 7a) on Aug 23, 2014 8:17 AM concerning plant:

I have found that this can get a bit weedy (as in lots of seedings) but they are easily pulled if gotten to early. Heavy clay soil doesn't seem to bother it. Grown in full sun. The leaves get a bit ragged looking near the end of the season but that is due to mostly butterfly larva. Other insects include Hollyhock weevil.

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Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on May 9, 2012 4:30 PM concerning plant:

Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. Single flowered varieties are best.

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Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 5, 2020 12:03 PM concerning plant:

For best results (if you are planting more than one), plant Alcea 1 and a half feet apart from each other.

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Plant Events from our members
TBGDN	On September 5, 2014	Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
piksihk	On February 9, 2018	Seeds sown Korea pk Unknown color Pink White
dragonfetti	On February 4, 2015	Seeds sown 24 seeds in planter trays. "MIX" variety.
dragonfetti	On January 28, 2015	Seeds sown Planted the four bare root plants in the Sunflower garden.
dragonfetti	On January 12, 2015	Obtained plant Four bare root plants from WM $9.98.
dragonfetti	On October 13, 2014	Obtained plant From Seedfrenzy on Ebay
Catmint20906	On June 6, 2015	Bloomed
antsinmypants	On March 26, 2021	Plant emerged 6
antsinmypants	On December 27, 2020	Seeds sown WS - Jug 4
Gardenbug56	On February 14, 2022	Seeds sown Winter Sow
WebTucker	On April 16, 2022	Seeds sown

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Discussion Threads about this plant

Thread Title	Last Reply	Replies
Hollyhocks in VEGAS?! by lovemyhouse	Mar 30, 2013 9:42 AM	2
Variegated hollyhock by Vals_Garden	Jul 17, 2022 12:55 PM	0

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