*Alcea rosea *L. - *al-KEE-uh* or *al-SEE-uh* -- mallow - *RO-zee-uh* -- rosy
[image: Hollyhock]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F372262193%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfWSJzvEd4BBx8kmyGkGCGhomJwDQ> Jan 28, 2007 at Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens (Hanging Gardens), Mumbai *commonly known as*: hollyhock *Native to*: southwest and central Asia; elsewhere cultivated - [image: Hollyhocks]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F372256800%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfDoHLxf5rpoZdCw9eG37Cv5i_QuA> ... Jan 28, 2007 at Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens (Hanging Gardens), Mumbai - [image: Alcea rosea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F372251886%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeJTlmOeMkSFuZkIrc7vfeQN5WycQ> ... Jan 28, 2007 at Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens (Hanging Gardens), Mumbai Regards. Dinesh
