{"product_id":"bohemia-cylindrica-small-spiked-false-nettle","title":"Boehmeria cylindrica - Small-spiked False Nettle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes available: \u003c\/strong\u003eTBD, coming in 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasics: \u003c\/strong\u003ezones 3-10, 36\" (up to 60\" in a sunny, wet spot) x 18-24\", full sun - with enough moisture, to part shade, very tiny but numerous flowers during summer, likes a nutritious, moisture-retentive soil and can tolerate periodic inundation, but does not need this to thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names: \u003c\/strong\u003eSmall-spiked False Nettle, Swamp Nettle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily: \u003c\/strong\u003eUrticaceae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\/Distribution: \u003c\/strong\u003eFrom Ontario and Quebec south to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Minnesota. Native to Maine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat: \u003c\/strong\u003edamp woods, swamp, moist shade, wet areas (but does not require wetlands in order to grow)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is an excellent and over-looked native plant that serves as a larval host powerhouse and incredibly useful understory participant. Although in the nettle family, it is non-stinging and it is also deer resistant. It is quite variable in its attributes: sometimes dioecious, sometimes monoecious, sometimes square-stemmed, sometimes round-stemmed. Although its natural habitats are quite damp, as long as it has moisture retentive soil and some shade, you will be able to make it happy. Takes well to pruning, which means it can be encouraged to be bushy and lower-growing, making it an excellent ground cover of attractive green leafiness. And you will want to grow a lot of those leaves in order to feed all of the caterpillars it hosts. For example, the Question Mark, \u003cem\u003ePolygonia interrogationis\u003c\/em\u003e, the Eastern Comma, \u003cem\u003ePolygonia comma\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Red Admiral, \u003cem\u003eVanessa atalanta \u003c\/em\u003eare all butterflies that occur in Maine and lay their eggs on \u003cem\u003eBoehmeria cylindrica\u003c\/em\u003e. The Red Admiral caterpillars also pupate on the plant in nests they make from the leaves, so it's possible to observe their entire life cycle. The Gall Midge, \u003cem\u003eNeolasioptera boehmeriae,\u003c\/em\u003e and the Flowing-line Hypena Moth, \u003cem\u003eHypena manalis\u003c\/em\u003e, both native to Maine, also use this plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource: \u003c\/strong\u003esown at Honey Petal Plants with seed from Toadshade Wildflower Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage credits: \u003c\/strong\u003eWikimedia Commons\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Petal Plants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52713647178035,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/6115\/8195\/files\/512px-Boehmeria_cylindrica_WFNY-045.jpg?v=1764697387","url":"https:\/\/honeypetalplants.com\/products\/bohemia-cylindrica-small-spiked-false-nettle","provider":"Honey Petal Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}