Alcea rosea

Common names: Seringapatam Hollyhock

Genus: Althaea

Species: Althaea flexuosa

Class: Monadelphia

Order: Polyandria

Authority: Gawler

Modern Genus: Alcea

Modern Species: Alcea rosea

Modern Family: Malvaceae

Plant Type: perennial or biennial

Color: white, pink or purple, sometimes pale yellow

Native Region: probably Turkey or Asia

Species: Althaea rosea

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum