Uses:Syn Lavatera plebeia. Erect perennial native Hollyhock is short lived and usually needs replacing every 2-3 years. Propagation is from seed. Useful as a background plant or as part of a native or cottage garden. Indigenous people used the fibrous roots as food and a material to make string.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western  
:LE: Lake Eyre   
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.