Boehmeria from Kyushu, Japan is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial belonging to the nettle family. This deciduous plant thrives in partial shade and prefers fertile, moist but well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH. It is hardy to UK zone H4 and is suited to sheltered positions with any aspect. Ideal for cottage and informal gardens as well as flower borders and beds, it offers interest in spring and summer. Propagation is best achieved by division in spring or semi-ripe cuttings.

Boehmeria from Kyushu is a hardy herbaceous perennial for partial shade, ideal for cottage gardens and flower borders with spring and summer interest.

Boehmeria from Kyushu, Japan

Boehmeria nivea, commonly known as ramie, Chinese grass or Chinese silk plant, is a monoecious shrub or subshrub in the family Urticaceae commonly found in China. It is native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the eastern Himalaya, and east and southeastern Asia. It grows to 2 metres tall, with alternately-arranged leaves 7–15 cm long and 6–12 cm broad, oval-acuminate with a serrated margin. Boehmeria nivea has been cultivated in China and elsewhere in southeast Asia for thousands of years, as the source of the fibre crop ramie. Grow it in partial shade and loam soil. In UK gardens it is hardy through an average UK winter (RHS H4). It works well for cottage and informal garden and flower borders and beds. It tolerates neutral soils, moist but well-drained conditions and east-facing, north-facing, south-facing and west-facing aspects. Plant in well-drained soil. Stake when young.

Boehmeria nivea, commonly known as ramie or China grass, belongs to the Urticaceae family and is one of 47 species within the Boehmeria genus. This plant, also referred to as cotton nettle or grass-cloth plant, is notable for its use in textiles and as a food source for butterflies and moths.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boehmeria_nivea

Boehmeria nivea

Boehmeria platyphylla is a clump-forming deciduous cultivar within the Boehmeria genus, which includes resilient trees, shrubs, and perennials in the nettle family. This cultivar thrives in partial shade and prefers sheltered positions with fertile, moist but well-drained loam soil of neutral pH. It is hardy to UK zone H4 and is suitable for cottage and informal gardens, as well as flower borders and beds. Interest is mainly during spring and summer, and propagation can be achieved by division in spring or semi-ripe cuttings.

Boehmeria platyphylla is a hardy deciduous shrub ideal for partial shade, adding interest to spring and summer cottage gardens and flower borders.

Boehmeria platyphylla

Boehmeria virgata is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to a wide area, from tropical Africa, the western Indian Ocean, tropical and subtropical Asia to Australia and the Pacific. It was first described by Georg Forster in 1786 as Urtica virgata.

Boehmeria virgata var. rotundifolia thrives in partial shade, hardy to H4, ideal for cottage gardens and flower borders with spring and summer interest.