hollyhock

noun hol·ly·hock \ ˈhä-lē-ˌhäk , -ˌhȯk \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Definition of hollyhock

: a tall widely cultivated biennial or perennial herb (Alcea rosea synonym Althaea rosea) of the mallow family that has large coarse rounded leaves and tall spikes of showy flowers and that is probably of Asian origin

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Recent Examples of hollyhock from the Web

The bodies arrived at a large compound that is used as the crematory, its garden lined with hollyhock flowers.

— New York Times, "Bomb Rattles an Afghan Minority So Small ‘No One Is a Stranger’," 2 July 2018
Collect seeds of hollyhocks, salvias, California poppies and other flowers to sow at the best time. 51.

— tom maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "June in the garden," 26 May 2018
Marsh Mallow Marsh mallow is a beautiful herb that produces attractive pink or white, hollyhock-like flowers for most of the summer.

— the editors of organic life, Good Housekeeping, "10 Herbs That Blossom Into Stunning Flowers," 20 May 2016
Flowers to start from seed now: Fibrous begonias, rhodochitins, hollyhock and lupine.

— jeff lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Here are the plants you need to start now for them to be ready for summer," 2 Mar. 2018
Flower to start from seeds: lobelia, pansies, rhodochitons, fibrous begonias, foxglove and hollyhock.

— jeff lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Readers ask: Seedlings, compost and overgrown orchids," 9 Mar. 2018
Examples of top re-seeders: hollyhock, marigold, calendula, and zinnia.

— kier holmes, Sunset, "10 Ways to Be a Frugal Gardener," 22 Jan. 2018
Two really tall plants, hollyhocks and foxglove, need to be started now as well.

— jeff lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Here are the plants you need to start now for them to be ready for summer," 2 Mar. 2018
An ornamental gardener knows biennials as the garden flowers that seem to take forever to bloom — foxgloves, hollyhocks and Canterbury bells, among others.

— pam peirce, San Francisco Chronicle, "Bloom and doom in the biennial garden: Why you should harvest before spring," 2 Mar. 2018

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