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“We have travelled around the world three times and Hollyhock is the ‘jewel in the crown’ of such centres.
All of Cortes Island was without power and phones until recently, due to a severe storm the evening of Sunday, November 11.
Visit Hollyhock Live for a look at our program offerings for next year.
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  hollyhock
Hollyhocks are considered long-blooming (June to late August), with the flowers at the bottom of the raceme blooming first (7).
Hollyhock leaves were used in the 18th century as a gargle for enlarged tonsils, inflamed gums, loose teeth and mouth sores (6).
Hollyhocks were the subject of a poem in the 15th century (17) and have been growing next to crumbling walls and doors ever since (17).
www.naz.edu:9000 /~grnhouse/Alcea/hollyhock.html   (1289 words)

  
  Hollyhock - LoveToKnow 1911
HOLLYHOCK (from M.E. holi - doubtless because brought from the Holy Land, where it is indigenous (Wedg.) - and A.-S. hoc, a mallow), Althaanda rosea, a perennial plant of the natural order Malvaceae, a native of the East, which has been cultivated in Great Britain for about three centuries.
The ordinary hollyhock is single-blossomed, but the florists' varieties have all double flowers, of white, yellow, rose, purple, violet and other tints, some being almost fl.
Hollyhocks are propagated from seed, or by division of the root, or by planting out in rich sandy soil, in a close frame, with a gentle bottom heat, single eyes from woodshoots, or cuttings from outgrowths of the old stock or of the lateral offsets of the spike.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Hollyhock   (467 words)

  
 Hollyhock - Plant of the Week
Single-flowered hollyhock blooms are to 3 inches across and have the typical protruding stamenal column found in the hibiscus family.
Hollyhock is an Asian native that was introduced to the West during the early days of Chinese trade, probably about the beginning of the Christian era.
The larval form of the hollyhock sawfly (also called the hibiscus sawfly) is a leaf skeletonizer that munches its way through the foliage leaving behind see-through leaves consisting of patches of leaf tissue and the main leaf veins.
www.arhomeandgarden.org /plantoftheweek/articles/hollyhock.htm   (704 words)

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