Yellow Hollyhocks
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Hollyhocks used to be a popular garden flower when I was a child. Then they went out of favor for a while; now they are becoming more popular again.
Published by Mike Oberg
I am a retired engineer who enjoys photography. I post slideshows of my pictures and write articles on a range of topics. My daughter Maria Roth and my wife Mary Oberg are both AC contributors. View profile
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I love hollyhocks. pretty picture :)
Pretty :)
ooh, I love every wrinkle detail in the petal. Nice!
Perty!
Hollyhocks is a feel-good word and awesome flower.
Great work.
I love them, we had some at our last house, but they are very messy!
I think I have some of these somewhere in my well thought out garden.
They are lovely! I look forward to watching the birds, bees and butterflies Hollyhocks attract in my garden!