Alcea Alcea Alcea is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, commonly known as the hollyhocks. They are native to Asia and Europe. The single species of hollyhock from the Western Hemisphere, the streambank wild hollyhock, belongs to a different genus. 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
Carex rosea Carex rosea Carex rosea, the rosy sedge, is a flowering plant and part of the family Cyperaceae. Synonyms for "Carex rosea" include "Carex concoluta", and "Carex flaccidula". It is native to central and eastern North America and it exists in wet to dry soils. "Carex rosea" can be found in shores of streams and bottomlands, as well as ponds. It is known to have great adaptations to dry-shade locations. This is an evergreen, easy-to-grow-plant. "Carex rosea" flowers in the spring, and it has evergreen leaves. The styles of this "Carex roseae", the stalk connecting the stigma to the ovary, are