Did someone say perennial, disease resistant Hollyhock?? You know we’re in! We’re loving this medium-height species! Sometimes seen listed as a synonym for Alcea rugosa, A.taurica stands 5’ at the most and so far the garden plants we’ve grown have been more like 3’ tall and wide. Plants are far more disease resistant than the common garden hybrids of Alcea rosea and are very floriferous – bearing many spikes of 4” icy lemon blooms all through Summer! Foliage is rough and slightly olive-gray. After bloom, simply cut the plant down to the ground and once a year side dress with compost for best appearance and vigor. Alcea taurica is endemic to Crimea, on the northern coast of the Black Sea.