Chinese false nettle
Boehmeria japonica grows upright or overhanging and can reach over one meter in height. Its spike-shaped inflorescences can be seen from June to October. The leaves and shoots have no stinging hairs.
Characteristics & Description
Height, habit: Perennial herbaceous plant, 80 to 150 centimetres, ⌀ 150 centimetres
Poisonous: No
Origin: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan (distribution map)
USDA zone: 6 (-0.4 °F/-18 °C)
Botany
Family: Urticaceae
Name: Boehmeria japonica (syn. Boehmeria tricuspis)
Categories: Brown & Green Flowers | Garden plants |
