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False Nettle

Boehmeria cylindrica

False nettle is a stingless nettle relative of wet woods and marsh edges, an essential larval host for red admiral, question mark, and comma butterflies. Unshowy but ecologically valuable.

Family
Urticaceae
Type
wildflower
Lifespan
perennial
Height
1–3 ft
Spacing
1–1.5 ft apart
Light
part shade, shade
Soil moisture
wet, moist
Soil pH
acidic, neutral
Bloom
July, August, September
Bloom colors
green
Wildlife value
larval host
Landscape uses
border, rain garden
Native states
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV