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.
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