https://www.ipm.org/tags/hollyhock hollyhock en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:23:58 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/focusonflowers/2025-04-17/our-native-sidalcea The scientific name Sidalcea is actually a combination of two related plant forms, “sida” and “alcea,” because it resembled both the mallow and the hollyhock. Common names are miniature hollyhock and prairie mallow. Other common names in the past were checkers and checkerbloom because of the alternate placement of the flowers on the stem. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:23:58 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/focusonflowers/2025-04-17/our-native-sidalcea LuAnn Johnson