Genus: Alcea

Looks like he is having a little sleep

These are beautiful Pegleg.

Lovely hollyhock.

they are great- like peach w/ lemon merengue (sp) in the center...next to the black ones...they are just lovely...

oh they're spectacular- one of the few reasons I look forward to the fall garden I'm afraid!

Like the colours.

fantastic

Wish I could grow these ! It's so pretty ! Used to have a few of them, but they always wound up getting rust, and the japanese beetles thought they were candy !

Ditto!!!

Great close-up shot, the flowers look like they are glowing.

A great shade of pink. I am very partial to the singles.

Ha Ha....I agree with you again!

Mmmm... fabulous cottage garden flower.

Wouldn't be a proper cottage garden without them : )

you sure do spritz

Wonderful shot

as above :-)

Stunning :O

Yep, beautiful :o)

fantastic photo

Beautiful !

Wow... up close, it looks like it's made of porcelain ! It's beautiful.

Love the hollyhocks. Have not planted any.....maybe I need to. Pretty color.

Mine r in bud & getting taller now Grammazoo &i think 3 of them should be this colour2:)

Luv the detail on the petals :)

It's an interesting color. I like it!

Looks the same colour as the ones I had. Mine are all finished now.

Lovely colour :-)

I got them as Big Plants this yr in pots From B&Qs Chris!

When did you sow them Jacque? When sown from seed they flower in the second year.

I think this is the colour Mine r Chris but their not very big@present:( &no sign of any Flower Buds!

They are old fashioned red singles.The only ones I have seen are about four blocks away, so it may have been a seed from theirs, who knows! I enjoy them anyway...

Iv got my Hollyhocks2plant out 2 day Grammazoo so im glad im not only 1 whos hocks seem smaller than others!

Good luck with these. What color are they ?

Great shot ! The back lighting also makes the flower glow .

Thanks. I liked the way the veins on the petal show up in a close up.

This is Lovely Pic Chris :)

Fab Photo Chris

mid feb 2008, unfortunately had to dig this out as it is absolutely covered in rust and no matter what i do keeps coming back. so it is now in the rubbish, boo hoo. gonna plant my spare Acer in this corner instead!