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==Culture== The [[Aoi Matsuri]] (Hollyhock Festival) is one of the three main festivals of the city of [[Kyoto]]. During the [[Victorian era]], the hollyhock symbolized both ambition and fecundity in the [[language of flowers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.languageofflowers.com/flowermeaning.htm|title=Language of Flowers - Flower Meanings, Flower Sentiments|website=www.languageofflowers.com|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref> The [[National Plant Collection|UK National Collection]] of hollyhocks is held by Jonathan Sheppard in Lincolnshire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plantheritage.org.uk/how-can-you-help/sponsor-the-national-plant-collections/sponsor-the-national-plant-collections-follow-alcea-hollyhocks/|title=Join Plant Heritage | Conserving the diversity of garden plants|website=www.plantheritage.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk/lifestyle/cupcake-and-fizz/|title=Cupcakes and fizz!|website=Lincolnshire Life}}</ref> <gallery widths="200px" heights="200px"> File:Aoix2.jpg|Man carrying a hollyhock float during the [[Aoi Matsuri]] procession </gallery>
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