Re: new introductions - some diffrent plants to try this year.

Kitaibelia vitifolia:

"Yugoslav Hibiscus" or "Cedar Cup"?  MALVACEAE. plants grow to a height of 6 to 8 feet tall and are upright growing with good sized white to light pink flowers that reminds one of hollyhocks. The petals are fringed and the centers of the flowers are made up of yellow stamens surrounding the style and showing between the five petals are the green sepals the flowers are born from the leaf axis and are singly produced or sometimes in two's and three's.  
The leaves are large and palmate in shape with coarse toothed edges (They remind me somewhat of Grape leaves).  Blooming in July and August.  Best in deep soils that are moist but well drained and poor in nitrogen.  Part sun to full sun. This species is native from Jugoslavia. in some locations may be short lived (were soil is to rich) but mostly perennials. Grows into large clumps with a deep large rootstock and is best for large gardens and parks or used as a dramatic large specimen.  Zones (3) 5-8.  Sow and keep for 6 months at 39ºF (refrigerator) or winter out side, move to 65-75 ºF for germination. Will bloom the first year from an early sowing.  
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