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Hollyhock

Althaea rosea

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Common names

48 names · 31 languages
EnglishYour language
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  • Hollyhocks[1]
Other languages (30)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • خطمية وردية[5]
Armenian
  • Տուղտավարդ վարդագույն[5]
Belarusian
  • Шток-ружа ружовая, ці Мальва[5]
Catalan
  • Malva reial[5]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
  • Vrtni sljez[5]
Czech
  • topolovka růžová[5]
Danish
  • Have-stokrose[5]
Estonian
  • aed-tokkroos[5]
  • harilik tokkroos[5]
Finnish
  • tarhasalkoruusu[5]
German
  • Garten-Stockrose[4]
  • Gewöhnliche Stockrose[3][5]
Greek
  • Δενδρομολόχα[5]
Hebrew
  • חטמית תרבותית[5]
Hungarian
  • Kerti mályvarózsa[5]
Italian
Japanese
  • タチアオイ[5]
  • 立葵[5]
Korean
Lithuanian
  • Aukštoji piliarožė[5]
Norwegian
  • praktstokkrose[5]
Polish
  • Malwa różowa[5]
Russian
  • Штокроза обыкнове́нная[5]
  • Штокроза розовая[5]
Serbian
  • Baštenski slez[5]
  • Баштенски слез[5]
Slovak
  • topoľovka ružová[5]
Spanish
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Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Рожа рожева[5]
Sources & name notes (5)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Alcea rosea — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Hollyhock — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Alcea rosea.
  • Hollyhocks — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Alcea rosea.
[2] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • hollyhock — Page 2, column 2, row top 577 pt; common-name cell after Alcea rosea.; Alcea rosea.
[3] Alcea rosea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hollyhock — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Gewöhnliche Stockrose — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Black Hollyhock — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Holly Hock — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malva loca — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malva Real Asiática — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malvarrosa — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Miramelindo asiática — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Varita de San José — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Passe-rose — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Passerose — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Rose trémière — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malvarosa — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Stokroos — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
[4] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Alcea rosea ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Garten-Stockrose (DE); Hollyhock (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 164283; taxon BH8Y.
[5] Alcea rosea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hollyhock — results[21].names[1]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Gewöhnliche Stockrose — results[21].names[5]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Black Hollyhock — results[21].names[41]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Holly Hock — results[21].names[3]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malva loca — results[21].names[34]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malva Real Asiática — results[21].names[21]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malvarrosa — results[21].names[17]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Miramelindo asiática — results[21].names[2]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Varita de San José — results[21].names[47]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Passe-rose — results[21].names[8]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Passerose — results[21].names[9]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Rose trémière — results[21].names[7]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malvarosa — results[21].names[30]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Stokroos — results[21].names[16]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • 접시꽃 — results[21].names[6]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Штокроза розовая — results[21].names[10]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Штокроза обыкнове́нная — results[21].names[11]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • topolovka růžová — results[21].names[12]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • タチアオイ — results[21].names[13]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • 立葵 — results[21].names[14]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Have-stokrose — results[21].names[15]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Vrtni sljez — results[21].names[18]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • harilik tokkroos — results[21].names[19]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • aed-tokkroos — results[21].names[20]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • 蜀葵 — results[21].names[22]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • praktstokkrose — results[21].names[23]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • tarhasalkoruusu — results[21].names[24]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malwa różowa — results[21].names[25]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Malva reial — results[21].names[26]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Δενδρομολόχα — results[21].names[27]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • خطمية وردية — results[21].names[28]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • stockros — results[21].names[29]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Aukštoji piliarožė — results[21].names[31]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Gülhatmi — results[21].names[32]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • 蜀葵 — results[21].names[33]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Баштенски слез — results[21].names[35]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Baštenski slez — results[21].names[36]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Шток-ружа ружовая, ці Мальва — results[21].names[37]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Рожа рожева — results[21].names[38]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Տուղտավարդ վարդագույն — results[21].names[39]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Kerti mályvarózsa — results[21].names[40]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • 一丈红 — results[21].names[42]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • 光光花 — results[21].names[43]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • Pembe Hatmi — results[21].names[44]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • חטמית תרבותית — results[21].names[45]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
  • topoľovka ružová — results[21].names[46]; taxon id 62205; Alcea rosea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Althaea rosea as a synonym of Alcea rosea.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Malvaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Mature height
1.52–2.44 m

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [3]
Mature spread
0.3–0.61 m

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [3]
Plant habit
Erect

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life.

Sources [3]
Life cycle
Biennial; Perennial

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life.

Sources [3]
Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life.

Sources [3]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life.

Sources [3]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist; Occasionally Dry

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life.

Sources [3]
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life.

Sources [3]
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [3]
Flowering season
Autumn; Spring; Summer

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [3]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators.

NC State Extension profile, published as Alcea rosea; accepted-name linkage follows Catalogue of Life. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [3]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Alcea rosea in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [4]
Native range
Cultigen. Recorded cultivated origin: Türkiye. No independently established wild native range is assigned.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [5]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Hollyhock (Althaea rosea) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Althaea rosea — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1948244; ID 669RX; rank species; status synonym

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Alcea rosea — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4292095; ID BH8Y; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 4292095; ID BH8Y; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. NC State Extension Alcea rosea — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

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  4. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Alcea rosea (top 577 pt)

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  5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Alcea rosea — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 356366, 694277; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1148176

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.