Alcea (I), 5.25.23
Confession time: I love shooting hollyhocks (yes, that’s the common name for these), but I really dislike the plant itself. It just looks … well … sloppy — quite unkempt. But making images of the flowers is great fun, and I like the different way the “innards” (the stamens and stigmas — both aren’t always on a flower) can look. The petals have such character as well, with all those indentations. Oh, and I just read that the hollyhock is edible. Who knew? Both leaves and flowers, as well as seeds and roots. Go figure!
Stay tuned for at least one more photo (tomorrow) so you can see some differences.
