Hollyhocks

[tonybloke]

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in the front garden this morning

[tonybloke]

[RSJK]

Nice pictures Tony.... a very underrated flower I think

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

83.jpg gets my vote. Lovely

[landimad]

Trying to get them up and growing but they dont have suffer from rust where I am.

[GrannieAnnie]

they make a wonderful tall statement but the Japanese Beetles decimated ours.

[thifasmom]

mine aren't so nice this year but yours look lovely, plus the flower petals are really nice in salad delicate with a hint of sweetness.

[tonybloke]

83.jpg gets my vote. Lovely

thanks RT,  ;)

[Borlotti]

Are hollyhocks and foxgloves the same family, look very similiar.  I have foxgloves but no hollyhocks????  Nice pictures.

[saddad]

Don't think so... Althea and Digitalis...  :-\

[GrannieAnnie]

Are hollyhocks and foxgloves the same family, look very similiar.  I have foxgloves but no hollyhocks????  Nice pictures.

Foxgloves are poisonous if the leaf is eaten (and probably other parts- the drug digoxin comes from this plant) and it can cause contact dermatitis if a person is allergic to them just by brushing against the plant.