Perennials > Boehmeria > Boehmeria longispica > Boehmeria longispica
Boehmeria longispica
Origin: Southeastern China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.
| Family |
| Urticaceae |
| Genus |
| Boehmeria |
| Species |
| longispica |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A larger mounding evergreen shrub. |
| Landscape |
| Ground cover. |
| Cultivation |
| Succeeds in warm sandy soil that is very well-drained. |
| Shape |
| Mounding and clumping. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Swamps and moist hillsides. |
| Colour Description |
| Bright green foliage with darker green venation. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Van Dusen Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed, division and basal cuttings. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Roots and leaves can be eaten cooked. Leaves are used as a fever relief. |
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