Alcea setosa plant flowers from April until June. In folk medicine, the liquid of the plant is used to treat injuries, burns, coughs and inflammation. The flower buds are edible, cooked and raw, and are considered as medicine for sicknesses in the airways. 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
Zephyranthes rosea ἄνθος ("anthos", 'flower'). Zephyrus, the Greek personification of the west wind, is also associated with rainfall. The specific name comes from Latin for 'rosy'. Other common names of "Z. rosea" include 'pink rain lily', 'pink fairy lily', 'pink magic lily', 'pink zephyr lily', 'rain flower', and 'rose rain lily'. It is also commonly known as "duende rojo" ('red dwarf') and "leli de San Jose" in Spanish; and "rosafarbene" and "Windblume" in German. "Zephyranthes rosea" is one of the two "Zephyranthes" species known as the 'pink rain lily'. The other species is "Zephyranthes carinata", usually referred to incorrectly as "Zephyranthes grandiflora".