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Alcea rosea
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Common name:
hollyhock, garden mallow
Family:
Malvaceae (mallow family)
Distribution:
only cultivated
Regional red list:
Exotic British Columbia
Hardiness:
-40 to -34.4 °C
Life form:
Herbaceous Perennial
Usage:
support beneficial insects
Description:
Herbs biennial, erect, to 2(-3) m tall; stem densely hirsute.
Leaf Persistence:
Deciduous
Links:
E-Flora BC
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Flora of China
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Flora of North America
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Flora of Pakistan
Locations
1:
Between Shop and roundabout
• Accession: 2016-0188.01 • Provenance: Garden
2:
Contemporary Garden
• Accession: 2014-0311 • Provenance: Garden
3:
Large Reception Centre bed adjacent to lawn, ending at patio stairs.
• Accession: 2019-1108 • Provenance: Garden
4:
Northmost bed, with Fire Hydrant
• Accession: 2021-0186 • Provenance: Garden
5:
Physic Garden (Bed 06)
• Accession: 1998-0193 • Provenance: Garden
6:
Physic Garden (Bed 09)
• Accession: 2001-0313 • Provenance: Garden
Area
Individual