Boehmeria nivea |
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial Hardiness zones: 8-13 Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, acidic to mildly alkaline |
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Origins: Australia, QLD, Himalayas, China-Korea-Taiwan, Japan, Tropical Asia Other Botanical Names: Boehmeria candicans, B. frutescens var. concolor, B. f. var. viridula, B. nipononivea, B. tenacissima, B. thailandica, B. utilis, Ramium niveum, Urtica nivea Other Common Names: Chinese Silk Plant | ||||||||
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