Smallspike False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)
Luckily Smallspike False Nettle lacks the stinging hairs of its nettle cousins because it is a host plant to some really pretty butterflies; Eastern Comma, Red Admiral, and Question Mark (illinoiswildflower.info).
Photo credit: (1) Fritz Reynolds, (2-4) John Blair
Luckily Smallspike False Nettle lacks the stinging hairs of its nettle cousins because it is a host plant to some really pretty butterflies; Eastern Comma, Red Admiral, and Question Mark (illinoiswildflower.info).
Photo credit: (1) Fritz Reynolds, (2-4) John Blair
Luckily Smallspike False Nettle lacks the stinging hairs of its nettle cousins because it is a host plant to some really pretty butterflies; Eastern Comma, Red Admiral, and Question Mark (illinoiswildflower.info).
Photo credit: (1) Fritz Reynolds, (2-4) John Blair
Life Cycle: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Partial
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium
Height: 3 feet
Plant Spacing: 1.5-2 feet
Bloom Time: June-August
Bloom Color: Yellow
Advantages: Pollinator Favorite, Deer Resistant
Host Plant: Eastern Comma, Red Admiral, Question Mark, and possibly a few others (illinoiswildflower.info)
