Alcea rosea Alcea rosea Alcea rosea, the common hollyhock, is an ornamental plant in the family Malvaceae. It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. William Turner, a herbalist of the time, gave it the name "holyoke" from which the English name derives. "Alcea rosea" is variously described as a biennial (having a two-year life cycle), as an annual, or as a short-lived perennial. It frequently self-sows, which may create a perception that the plants are perennial. The plant may flower during its first year when sown early. It will grow in a wide range
Carex rosea the vascular plants. The superdivision of "Carex rosea" is spermatophyta, also known as seed plants. The division of this plant is magnoliophyta, which is flowering plants. This plant belongs to the class called liliopsida. The subclass of "Carex rosea" is commelinidae, and finally the order is Cyperales. "Carex" is a genus of grasslike herbs that are widely distributed and distinguished having the seedlike achenes enclosed in a sac in the axil of a bract. According to results from a complete ITS sequence based phylogeny, "Carex rosea" is sister to "Carex radiata", "Carex retroflexa", "Carex texensis", and "Carex socialis". This plant