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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6.5 feet (2 m)
Plant Spread: 5 feet (1.5 m)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: Germination is erratic
Depth to plant seed: 1 inch (3 cm)
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • Vine-Leaved Kitaibelia
Also sold as:
  • Kitaibela vitifolia

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Location: Grassy Creek, NC
Date: 2013-07-11
Kitaibelia vitifolia (Chalice Plant)
Location: Calgary home
Date: 2014-09-07
Location: Calgary home
Date: 2014-09-07 
This is the transplant now going into ground.
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-07-08
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-08-05
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2017-07-28
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-06-14
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-09-12
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-09-30

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-10-02
Basal leaves; late in their first year.
Location: My garden in Belgium 
Date: 2010-08-24

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
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Plant Events from our members
aspenhill On May 19, 2012 Obtained plant
DG Jessica (gardadore) - qty 1
chelle On October 1, 2014 Transplanted
(2014 winter sown) large seedling planted NE corner of garage - for morning and late afternoon sun only.

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