Boehmeria Cylindrica " False Nettle"

Boehmeria Cylindrica " False Nettle" host plant

Butterfly host plant for Red Admiral ( Vanessa Atalanta), Question Mark (Polygonia Interrogationos) and Comma Butterfly (Polygonia C Album)

Pot Size: 1 Gallon

Height: 10" to 18"

Facts about False Nettle host plant:

Boehmeria Cylindrica also known as Bog Hemp and Smallspike False Nettle. This evergreen subshrub that produce these tiny greenish white flowers is an important host plant for the red Admiral butterfly. Will grow very well well in moist soil and part shade sun.

* Family: Urticaceae

* Zones: 4 to 10

* Height: 2 to 4 feet

* Bloom Time: April to June

* Sun: Full sun to part shade

* Water: Moist