Pink Hollyhocks with bees

Pink Hollyhocks with bees, originally uploaded by Swami Stream.

I shot these Alcea Rosea at Garden of Five senses today . There was a flower exhibition there and I had gone there to shoot some flowers.

Botanical and Common Name: The scientific name for Hollyhocks is Alcea rosea but used to go by the scientific name Althaea and is still seen that way in garden catalogs on occasion. More on http://plantsbulbs.suite101.com/article.cfm/hollyhock_alcea_plant_profile