Common Name
Smooth hedge-nettle
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
5.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Well-drained, often sandy floodplain forests and bars, mostly along larger streams and rivers; shade-tolerant. Locally frequent in the c. and s. piedmont; infrequent or rare elsewhere; collected along most Atlantic-slope rivers in Virginia, including the Potomac, James, Appomattox, Roanoke, Nottoway, and Meherrin.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
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