The Value of Hollyhock

The ornamental value of hollyhock

The stems of hollyhock can be up to two meters high and grow straight. The flowers bloom on the branches. The flowering period is concentrated in summer. The flowers are large and clustered together, which is pleasing to the eye.

Hollyhock flowers come in many colors, including red, purple, white, pink, yellow, and black purple, etc. They can be planted in courtyards, next to rockery, or used to decorate flower beds and lawns. They are also suitable for planting in green belts, and are generally planted in rows or clusters.

Red hollyhocks are the brightest and give people a warm feeling, while white ones are more simple and elegant. Planting them in combination with a variety of colors makes them more beautiful and has extremely high ornamental value.

There are many varieties of hollyhock, such as some of the more precious varieties, Thousand-leaf, Five-heart, Double-layer, Clipped Velvet, Saw-mouth, etc. Many new varieties have also been cultivated abroad.

There are some shorter varieties of hollyhock that can be planted in pots and placed indoors, or they can be cut and used as cut flowers, placed in vases, or made into flower baskets.

Medicinal value of hollyhock

The whole plant is used as medicine, which has the functions of clearing away heat and stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and detoxifying, relieving cough and promoting diuresis, and treating symptoms such as vomiting blood and metrorrhagia.

The young leaves and flowers are edible, and the skin is high-quality fiber, which can be used externally to treat carbuncles, ulcers, and burns.

The root can be used as a lubricant for mucosal inflammation, protecting and relieving irritation, clearing away heat and detoxifying, draining pus and promoting urination. It is generally used for enteritis, dysentery, urinary tract infection, red and painful urination, cervicitis, and leucorrhea.

The flowers can facilitate urination and defecation, detoxify and disperse nodules. They are generally used for urinary and bowel problems, plum pit qi, and they also have a detoxifying effect on pufferfish poison. Anthocyanins extracted from flowers can be used as food colorants.

The seeds of hollyhock can be used as a diuretic and to relieve stranguria. It is used for urinary tract stones, dysuria, edema, and the stem bark contains fiber that can be used instead of hemp.