Malvaceae
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Alcea
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Common names
By language (45)
- Albanian
- Mëllaga
- Arabic
- خطمية وردية, خطمي وردي, خمطي بري, شحم المرج, ورد الزواني
- Armenian
- Տուղտավարդ վարդագույն
- arz
- خطميه ورديه
- Azerbaijani
- Çəhrayı gülxətmi, Çəhrayı bəlğəmotu
- Bangla
- পাতি হলিহক
- Basque
- Malba gorri
- Breton
- Roz-malv
- Bulgarian
- Градинска ружа
- Chinese
- 蜀葵, 一丈红, 棋盘花, 麻杆花, 蜀葵子, 蜀葵根, 蜀葵花, 蜀葵苗
- Czech
- Topolovka růžová
- Dutch
- Stokroos
- English
- Hollyhock, Common hollyhock
- Estonian
- Harilik tokkroos, Aed-tokkroos, Althea rosea
- Finnish
- Tarhasalkoruusu, Salkoruusu
- French
- Passe rose, Passerose, Rose tremiere, Rose trémière, Roses trémières
- frr
- Stookruus
- Georgian
- Ბაღის ტუხტი
- German
- Gewöhnliche Stockrose, Stockmalve, Stockrose
- Hebrew
- חוטמית תרבותית
- hsb
- Zahrodna popla
- Hungarian
- Mályvarózsa, Fekete mályvarózsa, Festőmályva
- Italian
- Malvarosa, Malvone
- Japanese
- タチアオイ, ホリホック, ホリーホック, 花あおい
- Kannada
- ಬಿಂದಿಗೆ ಗಿಡ
- Korean
- 접시꽃
- Kurdish
- Hîro, Hero, Hêro
- kw
- Malow lowarth, Malowen lowarth
- lah
- سوٹی پھل
- Macedonian
- Црвен слез
- mrj
- Сонимакы
- Occitan
- Mauvís
- Persian
- ختمی معمولی
- Polish
- Malwa różowa, Malwa ogrodowa, Prawoślaz różowy, Prawoślaz wysoki
- Russian
- Штокроза розовая, Алтей розовый, Мальва, Мальва розовая, Рожа, Шток-роза обыкновенная, Шток-роза розовая
- Slovak
- Ibiš ružový
- Slovenian
- Rožlin
- Spanish
- Canamera real, Cañamera real, Malcarrota, Malmarriales, Malva-doncella, Malva-rosa, Malvalocal, Malvarreal
- Swedish
- Stockros
- Tamil
- ஆல்தீயா ரோசியா
- Turkish
- Gülhatmi
- Ukrainian
- Рожа садова
- Uyghur
- لەيلىگۈل
- Vietnamese
- Mãn đình hồng
- Welsh
- Hocysen fendigaid, Hocys, Hocys y gerddi
Synonyms
- Alcea annua Winterl
- Alcea biennis subsp. cretica (Weinm.) Valdés
- Alcea cretica (Weinm.) Greuter
- Alcea ficifolia Nyman
- Alcea microchiton Alef.
- Alcea pallida subsp. cretica (Weinm.) D.A.Webb
- Alcea rosea var. alta Alef.
- Alcea rosea var. atra Alef.
- Alcea rosea var. sinensis (Cav.) Alef.
- Alcea rosea var. tinctoria Alef.
- Althaea caribaea Sims.
- Althaea chinensis Wall.
- Althaea coromandelina Cav.
- Althaea cretica Weinm.
- Althaea flexuosa Sims
- Althaea meonantha Link
- Althaea mexicana Kunze
- Althaea microchiton (Alef.) Baker f.
- Althaea rosea (L.) Cav.
- Althaea rosea var. sinensis (Cav.) S.Y.Hu
- Althaea sinensis Cav.
- Althaea sinensis Blanco
- Malva florida Salisb.
- Malva hortensus K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
- Malva rosea Garsault
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 881 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: M. B., CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Christine, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mxlulu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Silar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Le Mao, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lucille Schmitz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.