Botanical Name:   Boehmeria cylindrica

Common Names:    False Nettle

Plant type:    Perennial tender shrub

Host for:   Host plant for Red Admiral and Question Mark butterflies.

Zone:   not given

Light:   Sun, light shade, shade

Size:   Grows to 4 feet into a bushy beautiful green shrub.

Water:   wet soil

Soil:   Grows best in rich moist soil

Propagation:   cuttings, seeds

Bloom:   none

Note:   The more you trim the plant, the bushier it grows. Enjoys nitrogen rich fertilizer.

Butterfly Bloom Attractant:   0




Butterfly Attractant Scale:    0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.

These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.