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Grossheim's Alcea

Alcea grossheimii

Grossheim's Alcea is a hollyhock relative native to Turkey, the Transcaucasus and Iran, where it grows on dry stony slopes and in mountain steppe. Grow it like other hardy hollyhocks: full sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during dry spells while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, average to poor soil; stony or gritty mixes suit it.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect from prolonged waterlogging.
How easy
Moderate

About

Alcea tabrisiana is a species of flowering plant in the hollyhock genus Alcea, family Malvaceae. It is native to Turkey, the Transcaucasus, and Iran. It occurs on dry stony slopes, in mountain steppe and in forests, between 750 and 1,750 m (2,460 and 5,740 ft) elevation.

Other Alcea plants

Alcea apterocarpa · Pale Hollyhock · Fingered Hollyhock · Hollyhock · Heldreich's Hollyhock · Alcea remotiflora · Hollyhock · Russian Hollyhock · Bristly Hollyhock · Desert Hollyhock · Hollyhock

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alcea tabrisiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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