Hollyhock🌺

A perennial (sometimes biennial) in the mallow family. Synonym: Althaea rosea. Grows 2–3 m tall, with large funnel-shaped flowers blooming from bottom to top of the stalk in summer. Flower colors range from red, pink, and white to yellow. Long used as a medicinal herb; thought to originate in China and Turkey.

Identification Points

• ✓Tall erect flower stalk, 2–3 m
• ✓Palmately lobed leaves
• ✓Funnel-shaped flowers ~10–12 cm across, in long spikes

Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Phylogenetic Positionアオイ科 →