False Nettle Live Plant | Boehmeria cylindrica | Native Butterfly Host Starter Plant

Support native butterflies and add ecological value to your landscape with False Nettle, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its lush green foliage, adaptability, and importance as a host plant for several butterfly species. Boehmeria cylindrica, commonly known as False Nettle, is a hardy North American native perennial that thrives in moist woodlands, rain gardens, stream banks, and naturalized landscapes. It is especially valued as a host plant for Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) and Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) butterflies, making it an excellent addition to wildlife-friendly gardens. With proper care, it produces small greenish-white flower clusters from summer into early fall.

False Nettle thrives in partial shade to full shade and prefers moist, fertile, well-draining soil, though it can tolerate consistently damp locations. Its attractive upright stems and textured foliage provide habitat and shelter for beneficial insects while supporting butterfly life cycles. This low-maintenance native perennial spreads gradually to form natural colonies, making it ideal for restoration projects, woodland gardens, and native plantings.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown False Nettle starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 False Nettle Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Important native butterfly host plant
• Host plant for Red Admiral and Question Mark butterflies
• Attractive textured green foliage
• Small greenish-white flower clusters
• Blooms from summer into early fall
• Excellent for woodland and rain gardens
• Provides habitat for beneficial insects
• Moisture tolerant and easy to grow
• Low-maintenance native perennial
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Boehmeria cylindrica
• Common Name: False Nettle
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Partial shade to full shade
• Growing Media: Moist, fertile, well-draining soil
• Water: Keep evenly moist, especially during establishment
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 2–4 feet tall and 1–3 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Butterfly Gardens
• Native Plant Gardens
• Woodland Gardens
• Rain Gardens
• Stream Banks
• Naturalized Landscapes
• Habitat Restoration
• Gifts for Nature Lovers