Alcea three centimeters wide and may be pink, white, purple, or yellow. The fruit is a schizocarp, a dry disc divided into over 15 sections that contain seeds. There are about 60 species of "Alcea", including: Hollyhocks are popular garden ornamental plants. They are easily grown from seed. Breeds with red flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Cultivars have been bred, especially from "A. rosea". They include the double-flowered 'Chater's Double', the raspberry-colored 'Creme de Cassis', and 'The Watchman', which has dark, nearly black, maroon flowers. The stems of hollyhocks can be used as firewood, and the roots have been used medicinally.
Roseomonas rosea Roseomonas rosea Roseomonas rosea (formerly "Muricoccus roseus") is a species of Gram negative, strictly aerobic, coccobacilli-shaped, pink-colored bacteria. It was first isolated from a children's day care center in 1995. Further work on the isolate led to the proposal of a new genus and species, "Muricoccus roseus" in 2003. Further work on "M. roseus" found that the species belonged in the genus "Roseomonas", and also led to "Teichococcus ludipueritiae" being reclassified as "Roseomonas ludipueritiae" in 2009. The new name for the species is "Roseomonas rosea". The species name is derived from Latin "rosea" (pink), referring to the pink color the