SEED AVAILABLE:
Sow 12 weeks before last frost 
Easy warm germinator (nick and soak seed)
14-30 days to germinate
15 seeds 
PLANT PROFILE:
Zone: 6-9 hardy and long-lived here with shelter
Height:  1.2-1.5m (4-5ft)
Spread:  1.2-to 1.5m (4-5ft)
Growth:  Multi-stemmed, vase-shaped shrub; dies to the ground in winter
Flower:  Giant pink or white open blooms with dark red center; blooms late summer into fall
Foliage:  Deciduous; medium green, large, toothed leaves
Environment:  Sun to part shade; drought tolerant, low maintence, average soil 
Garden locations:  Specimen plant, hedge, back of beds