Vine-leaved Kitaibelia

I've grown this plant for several years. It was labeled "Hungarian Mallow" when I first bought it. It is very similar in growth and hab...Read Moreit to Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis). I usually cut it down to about a foot tall after the majority of flowers have finished because the stems with seed heads aren't particularly attractive. This is a very low-maintenance plant.

Flowers are not particularly showy, but they are pretty in an understated way. It adds a nice, vertical presence in my shade garden, and...Read More is unmolested by pests. Quite tolerant of shade and neglect, it self seeds politely. I have no trouble moving the plants when they are small.

This plant grows well in the shade of a maple where other plants have trouble surviving. The blooms aren't particularly interesting. Fo...Read Morer me, it is just a "filler" plant. I think it is also called Chalice. It resents transplanting.

I grew this plant from seed. It germinated well and tolerated being in various pots last summer as it grew. In the fall, I planted it at ...Read Moreits current location. It has done well despite a brush with a water line installation ditch. It started blooming in late June. Has evidence of leaf miners, but otherwise looks healthy.