Alcea rugosa, the Russian hollyhock, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.

It is native to Ukraine, Crimea, south European Russia, and the Caucasus, and has been introduced as a garden escapee into Wisconsin and Maryland in the United States.

[1] It is resistant to Puccinia malvacearum rust, and hardy to USDA zone 4.

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