Boehmeria cylindrica
Size: 1g availability
Flower
Max size: 4′ tall x 3′ wide
Average size: 2.5′ tall x 1′ wide
Aquatic, Very Moist, Usually Moist, Moist to Dry
Clay, Loam, Hummus
Part Shade, Shade
No salt tolerance.
Does not produce the hairs that make other nettles sting. The young, tender leaves are edible steamed or boiled. Larval host for red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) and eastern comma (Polygonia comma) butterflies. Also the larval host for a number of moths. Birds and small mammals eat the seeds.
32 in stock
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