• Image of Boehmeria japonica var. tenera 'Chantilly' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

Boehmeria japonica var. tenera 'Chantilly'

Chantilly Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

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Item #: 17926

Zones: 4a to 8b, guessing

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 24" tall

Culture: Sun to Part Sun

Origin: China, Japan, Korea

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Boehmeria 'Chantilly' is a variegated leaf selection of the Japanese native Boehmeria japonica var. tenera. This cute deciduous perennial emerges to form a 2' tall x 3' wide specimen of sturdy, upright red stems, clothed with deeply serrate leaves with a long central drip tip. The foliage is irregularly splashed with white blotches, a pattern that's quite stable. The 4" long, bronze flowers, that resemble limp pipe-cleaners, dangle from the terminal end of each stalk...quite unique.