Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) are members of the Malvaceae, or mallow, family. While other members of the mallow family, like marsh mallow, are grown specifically for their culinary or medicinal qualities, ...

Hollyhocks are cheerful custodians of summer gardens. With their showy blooms borne on erect stalks of blooms they are old favorites and seem to be making a revival. Lubbock A-J reader N.M. of Lubbock ...

One of the favorite flower creations for children is the “Hollyhock Lady,” easily made if you have access to the flowers. Ours in the open area behind Stately Willard Manor are presently resting and ...

The previous two columns discussed the early phases of the hollyhock plant’s life cycle. This column will pick up from there and elaborate on the relatively longer growth and maturity phase of the ...

What flower is able to grow 6 to 10 feet tall, has been around at least 50,000 years, as evidenced by the remains found in the grave of a Neanderthal man, and is said to have curative powers? Give up?

The mallow plant family (Malvaceae) is easy to identify. The flowers have five separate petals. The distinguishing characteristic of the flower is the central column of united reproductive parts ...