Common name: Double Hollyhock, Chater's Double Hollyhock, Tall Hollyhock double
Botanical name: Alcea rosea Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Double Hollyhock is an interesting cultivar of those old-fashioned single
Hollyhocks. And it really turns them into majestic beauties. Each flower is
ruffled, and reminds one of carnations. Double flowers come in a range of
pale to bright colors including white, pink, apricot, yellow,
lavender-blue, and purple. Leaves are light green, slightly hairy, and
rounded with 3 to 7 shallow lobes. The plant can reach 6 to 8 feet in
height.
| Photographed in Srinagar, Kashmir. |
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