Pink Hollyhocks is a photograph by Sarah Loft which was uploaded on July 10th, 2015.
Pink Hollyhocks
I photographed these lovelies in the small town of Schierstein, suburb of Wiesbaden, Germany.... more
by Sarah Loft
Title
Pink Hollyhocks
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I photographed these lovelies in the small town of Schierstein, suburb of Wiesbaden, Germany.
Per Wikipedia: Alcea, commonly known as hollyhocks, is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. They are native to Asia and Europe.
Hollyhocks are annual, biennial, or perennial plants usually taking an erect, unbranched form. The herbage usually has a coating of star-shaped hairs. The leaf blades are often lobed or toothed, and are borne on long petioles. The flowers may be solitary or arranged in fascicles or racemes. The notched petals are usually over three centimeters wide and may be pink, white, purple, or yellow. The fruit is a schizocarp, a dry disc divided into over 15 sections that contain seeds.
Hollyhocks are popular garden ornamental plants. They are easily grown from seed. Breeds with red flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Cultivars have been bred, especially from A. rosea. They include the double-flowered 'Chater's Double', the raspberry-colored 'Creme de Cassis', and 'The Watchman', which has dark, nearly black, maroon flowers.
The stems of hollyhocks can be used as firewood, and the roots have been used medicinally.
A hollyhock flower, known in Japan as aoi (葵?), was incorporated into the official seal (mon) of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, and through this influence has maintained importance in modern Japanese culture. For example, it inspired the name and symbol of Mito HollyHock, a professional soccer club in a city formerly led by the Tokugawa family. The Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival) is one of the three main festivals of the city of Kyoto.
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Featured in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, July 2015.
Featured in the Beautiful Flowers group, July 2015.
Featured in the Flower Mania group, November 2015.
Featured in the Global Flowers Photography group, May 2019.
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July 10th, 2015
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Kirby McCarley
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Randy Rosenberger
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