Hollyhock
By Lou Paun
Hollyhock (Althaea Rosea) - One of the best hardy plants, valuable for bold and stately effects among or near flower-beds. Cottage bee-keepers would do well to grow a few Hollyhocks, for bees are fond of their flowers.
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Hollyhock (Syn Alcea × Althaea Parkallee)
Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkallee'
Genus: Alcalthaea
Species: suffrutescens
Cultivar: 'Parkallee' ...
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common name for members of the Aquifoliaceae, a family of widely distributed trees and shrubs, most numerous in Central and South America.
Hollyhock is an Asian native that was introduced to the West during the early days of Chinese trade, probably about the beginning of the Christian era. The Crusaders brought the single flowered form back to England during the middle ages.
Hollyleaved Barberry, Oregon Grape
Scientific Name: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
Synonym: Berberis aquifolium, Odostemon aquifolium, Berberis piperiana, Mahonia piperiana
Family: Berberidaceae ...
Hollywood Juniper Juniper chinensis ‘Torulosa' Branch and cones (berries) Main Page Previous Info ...
Hollyhock, Althea rosea
A classic old-fashioned flower, Hollyhocks are informal, yet elegant. The 5- to 8-foot-tall flower spikes have 3- to 6-inch-wide, saucer-shaped, single, semi-double or double flowers. Butterflies love them.
Holly Tree Flowers and Berries
The male and female flowers of the holly tree are produced on separate plants. Therefore to ensure berry production, both male and female plants need to be planted.
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This hollyhock variety has rich, velvet red flowers, striped with black and with a creamy heart.
Sea holly (Eryngium amethystinum)
Amethyst flower heads surrounded by 2-inch silvery-blue bracts open atop tall stems in summer, emerging from a rosette of spiny, medium green leaves.
Holly, the most important of the English evergreens, forming one of the most striking objects in the wintry woodland, with its glossy leaves and clusters of brilliant scarlet berries, ...
Hollyhock
Hollyhock, Alcea rosea, or Althaea rosea, is a herbaceous plant belonging to the family Malvaceae ...
Holly Society of America
American Holly We give this site "two sprigs up!" It has everything from history to growing.
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holly-like shape of frond
Distribution:
Alaska and the Yukon, south to California and in the Rockies to Utah and Colorado; Ontario, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan; the Gaspé, Newfoundland, and Greenland.
Holly myths occurred everywhere, usually but not exclusively associated with winter. Chinese households were decorated with I. chinensis during February New Years festivals. Even in North America before the coming of the whites, the American Holy (I.
This holly resembles boxwood, but its growth habit is lower and more spreading. Leaves are dark green, glossy, small, ovate to elliptic, with slightly scalloped edges. Berries are small and black, though sometimes white or yellow.
Blue holly, so named for the glossy blue-green leaves, is a dense, vigorous shrub that can reach 15 feet tall and 10 feet wide. Insignificant flowers bloom in late spring. Female plants have glossy red fruit. There are many cultivars available.
Carrisa Holly was a sport of Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda' and has been know to revert back to this.
Mountain Hollyhock
Iliamna rivularis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Family: Malvaceae, Mallow
Genus: Iliamna ...
Ilex (Canary Hollyhock)
Ilex or Hollyhocks are evergreen shrubs to small trees with brilliant, dark green foliage with usually serrated margins and most decorative bright red to purplish-red berries on older plants.
58. Hybrid Holly
(Ilex altaclerensis 'Camelliifolia')
Other Common Names: Camellia Leaf Holly, Highclere Holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae ...
Holly Fern
Polypodiaceae
Cyrtomium falcatum is a coarse-textured; but handsome fern to 2 to 3 ft. tall.
Prunus ilicifolia. HOLLY-LEAF CHERRY. California Coast Ranges, Channel Islands, Mexico
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From a distance, Japanese holly and dwarf yaupon holly appear almost identical. Only subtle differences can separate these two distinct species.
Available in both evergreen and deciduous species, holly is grown for its toothed glossy green leaves and its showy berries, which are red in most popular varieties, but can also be a showy yellow.
The evergreen dahoon holly is native to Florida's swamps, margins and other wetlands, growing to be a large shrub or a medium-sized tree; sometimes much larger. It is found throughout Florida and occurs in all southeastern U.S.
cuttings spring or summer, or semi-ripe cuttings fall and early winter; bottom heat may be helpful with the latter. Can also be grown by simple layering, which takes time; named cultivars may be bud-grafted onto Ilex aquifolium, English holly or ...
Holly
Hollies include a large number of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees that are grown for their attractive foliage and brightly colored berries. Other common names include inkberry, winterberry, and yaupon.
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hollyleaf cherry Rosaceae Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. symbol: PRIL
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HOLLY AZARA
Azara petiolaris
General Notes
Needs fast draining soil and ample water. Has Fragrant Flower. SelecTree lists no cultivars of petiolaris.
Wild Hollyhock
Checker Mallow
Melanthiaceae
(False Hellebore Family) ...
Summer Holly
Comarostaphylis diversifolia (Parry) Greene 1887
= Arctostaphylos arguta var. diversifolia Parry 1884 ...
Alcea (Hollyhock)
An old-fashioned plant, really a self-seeding biennial, that looks like it belongs in a Beatrix Potter book. garden. The two metre (7 foot) upright spikes add vertical interest in the garden. Attractive to bees and butterflies.
TENDER HOLLY FERN (Cyrtomium falcalum) - An excellent and reliable indoor and cool greenhouse fern, with once-pinnate fronds, 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 ft. tall, of rapid growth.
Hollyhock (Alcea) Plant Profile
A strong accent plant reminiscent of heirloom gardens and cottage borders, Hollyhocks are a charming addition to any garden space. See how to cultivate the hollyhock.
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Hollyhocks are very drought resistant, and do well in full sun locations that might be too hot or dry for other plants. They produce large, flat coin-shaped seeds (1/2" diameter) that seem to grow easily wherever they drop.
Holly is a food plant for caterpillars and birds
and keep existing holly,
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Holly Fern - Cyrtomium
Indian Holly Fern - Arachniodes simplicior
Korean Rock Fern - Polystichum tsus-simense ...
Holly trees (Ilex) also make great hosts for clematis. The almond-scented starry white flowers of C. flammula are a great sight in late summer growing through I. aquifolium. Its close cousin, C.
Holly is an attractive shrub with shiny, green serrated leaves and bright red berries. Holly isn't difficult to grow, but proper feeding will help keep the plant lush and healthy, especially during…
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The hollyhock stems grow as tall as a person and cover themselves from top to bottom in big beautiful blossoms in a range of colors. Click to download a large version of these hollyhocks to display on your computer desktop.
aka Hollywood juniper, Twisted juniper
one of the more upright selections of the junipers
twisted stems make a very attractive form
J. chinensis 'Phitizeriana' is a large group of popular varieties
J. chinensis 'Sea green' has nice upright form ...
This holly-like shrub is a native of the Andes mountains. In summer ut has showy red and yellow trumpet flowers. It prefers an acid, moist, peaty soil in some shade. It is only half-hardy in cold areas.
Japanese Holly
Ilex crenata
Dense, multi-branched, broadleaved evergreen shrub with lustrous, dark green foliage year round. Medium fine texture with ½ to 1" leaves. Grows best in moist, well drained, slightly acidic soil in sun or part shade.
Family: Holly (Aquifoliaceae)
Flowering: June-September
Field Marks: This species differs from all other evergreen hollies by lacking spines on the leaves, only having teeth toward the tip of the leaves, and its drupes black at maturity.
Discussion This holly is recognized by the usually elliptical, rather than round, translucent fruit and by the petals, which sometimes number 5 instead of 4.
Ilex vomitoria. Bermuda Holly. Both a tree and a bush. It was introduced to Bermuda from Virginia in the 18th century.
Once it became naturalized it was quite prolific and used to thrive in the central parishes but is now rare.
ERYNGIUM The Sea Holly. Bears thistle-like flower heads, and has spiky foliage. Grows 600 mm to 1.2 m (2 to 4 ft) tall with flowers and stems of a steely blue. Season, from July-September. Excellent as cut flower.
If you have seen a hollyhock or hibiscus flower, then you can recognize the Mallow family.
Cyrtomium (Japanese holly fern, Large-leaved holly fern)
Cytisus (Broom, Genista)
Dalechampia (Costa Rican Butterfly Vine) ...
English holly Ilex aquifolium
English ivy Hedera helix
English oak Quercus robur
English plantain; lance-leaved plantain Plantago lanceolata
erect hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Etruscan honeysuckle Lonicera etrusca ...
Nandina Nandina domestica 'Harbour Dwarf' Harbour Dwarf Nandina Nyssa sylvatica Sour Gum Botanical Name Common Name Ophiopogon japonicus Mondo Grass Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Arabicus' Black Mondo Grass Osmanthus heterophyllus False-holly Osmanthus ...
Cooper (syn. Cooper No. 1 or 3) Origin Hollywood, Floyd Cooper, 1948. Tree spreading, dense. Fruit large (16-20 oz.), long, green. Flesh high quality. Late. For foothills. Costa Rica Origin East Los Angeles, Gilbert Guyenne, 1980.
Scottish Dock, Scottish Primrose, Scottish Small-reed, Scottish Wormwood, Sea Arrow-grass, Sea Aster, Sea Barley, Sea Bindweed, Sea Buckthorn, Sea Carrot, Sea Campion, Sea Clover, Sea Club-rush, Sea Couch, Sea Fern Grass, Sea Heath, Sea Holly, ...
Each leaflet is similar to a holly leaf with spines all along its margins. The leaves often turn a beautiful maroon in the fall and winter. The plant spreads by underground branching, thus what appears to be a dozen plants is actually only one plant.
Caesarweed is a pantropical weed, having pink flowers like miniature hollyhocks. Many taxonomists now believe it evolved somewhere in Asia. Caesarweed grows to 2 meters in height.
 See also: Green, Evergreen, Orange, May, Hibiscus
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