Hollyhocks

But between assignments, her family always went back to her maternal grandparents 'home in New Jersey where her grandfather loved to grow roses and her grandmother had all of the old-fashioned plants such as hollyhocks, dahlias, lilacs, lilies-of-the-valley and mock orange. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I warn the hummingbirds out front, "Just slow down," as they chase me away from the falling hollyhocks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Meanwhile, the conservatory re-created Dickinson's universe of roses, daisies, daylilies, columbine and hollyhocks. ❋ Joanne Kaufman (2011)

Just learned the word "biennial" which means that the hollyhocks I planted two years ago just may bloom after all! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sharing your hope to see your hollyhocks in bloom this Summer - and wishing your biennials - and your annuals & perennials - to grow happily and profusely in your garden! ❋ Unknown (2010)

The flowers I remember from growing up were old-fashioned summer flowers: marigolds, zinnias, calendula, gladiolus, nasturtium, hollyhocks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She examined three caves, and each one was yellow from pollen belonging to hollyhocks, grape hyacinth, yellow yarrow (Achillea), horsetail (Equisetum), seven other summer flowering plants, and evidence of pine branches. ❋ Joel M. Lerner (2011)

But the people who run Versailles don't have to worry about ravenous, amoral deer or vinyl netting or keeping the garbage men from heaving the plastic recycling bins onto the hollyhocks. ❋ Joe Queenan (2011)

A colorful mess of sweet peas and hollyhocks swarm the trellis that leans up against a falling-down garage. ❋ Jane Hammons (2011)

As we wandered the narrow, car-free streets with a friend visiting from the U.K., we admired the trim whitewashed cottages with freshly painted shutters and hollyhocks neatly tied back against the walls. ❋ Lennox Morrison (2011)

Jumping dandelions and happy hollyhocks, but that smells good to me! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Plant native flowers that attract butterflies, such as asters, hollyhocks, lupine and milkweed. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There Du Barry's rejects found a new setting in the artist's cousin's house, the Villa Maubert, and Fragonard painted 10 additional panels to adapt the original cycle to the villa: four over-doors of chubby cupids, four narrow decorative strips with hollyhocks, and two large paintings, "Love Triumphant" and "The Reverie." ❋ Karen Wilkin (2011)

The same goes for roses, day lilies and hollyhocks—hasta la vista, baby or perhaps, in this case, hosta la vista. ❋ Joe Queenan (2011)

If I'm in a hurry, I simply float flat or cupped flowers such as large-flowered clematis, hollyhocks, roses, and lilies to decorate the bowl. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That hollyhock is [da] [fucking] [bomb]! ❋ Awesome22 (2007)