Common name
English: Common hollyhock
German: Garten-Stockrose
Portuguese: Malva-rosa
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Alcea (2)
Epithet: rosea L. (4)
Synonyms: Alcea annua Winterl, Alcea cultorum Bergmans, Alcea lenkoranica Zohary, Alcea mexicana Kunze, Alcea microchiton Alef., Alcea rosea (L.) Govaerts, Alcea sinensis Cav., Alcea spec L., Althaea caribaea Sims, Althaea chinensis Wall., Althaea coromandeliana Cav., Althaea flexuosa Sims, Althaea mexicana Kunze, Althaea microchiton (Alef.) Baker fil., Althaea rosea (L.) Cav., Althaea sinensis Blanco, Malva florida Salisb., Malva hortensis K.F.Schimp. & Spenn., Malva hortensus K.F.Schimp. & Spenn., Malva rosea (L.) E.H.L.Krause
annua => yearly, annual, lasting a year, within a year
caribaea => from the Caribbean
chinensis => of Chinese origin
coromandeliana => from the Coromandel Coast, the southeastern coast region of the Indian Subcontinent
flexuosa => bent alternately to right and left, like the path of a snake
florida => flowering richly
hortensis => pertaining to the garden
mexicana => from or of Mexico
rosea => rose or pale red-pink coloured
sinensis => of Chinese origin
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet, pink, red, orange, yellow, white