Alcea setosa Alcea setosa Alcea setosa, the bristly hollyhock, is an ornamental plant in the family Malvaceae. The bristly hollyhock is native to the Levant, ranging from Crete and Turkey to Israel and Jordan. The part above ground of the plant withers and dies in the summer. In the winter, a rosette of flowers develops and a vertical flowering stem grows out of it. The pink flowers are numerous and large, while in the Galilee and the Carmel the flowers are darker and in the Gilboa and Samaria the flowers are lighter. The whole plant is bristly, hence its common name. The
Zephyranthes rosea into three lobes. The seeds are shiny black and flattened. "Zephyranthes rosea" belongs to the genus "Zephyranthes" (rain lilies) of the subtribe Zephyranthinea of the tribe Hippeastreae. It is classified under the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). In broader classifications, they are sometimes included within the lily family (Liliaceae). "Zephyranthes rosea" (like other rain lilies) are so named because they produce short-lived flowers only after seasonal heavy rains or storms. In "Z. rosea", this usually occurs during the late summer. The generic name "Zephyranthes" literally means "flowers of the west wind", from Greek ζέφυρος ("zéphuros", an Anemoi) and