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Alcea setosa

bristly hollyhock

Other common names
tower of bells
Synonyms
Althaea setosa
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Botanical details
Family
Malvaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Alcea

Genus description

Alcea are robust biennials or short-lived perennials with showy funnel-shaped flowers borne in tall, erect racemes in summer

Name status

Correct

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