False Nettle

Boehmeria cylindrica

2 to 3 feet tall and wide    

Fast rate of growth

Light to moderate shade

Low salt and drought tolerance

Prefers wet, to moist well drained soil with humusy top layer

Zones 9 to 11

Short lived, annual, as tall as wide, with greenish flowers from summer to fall.

Larval host and nectar plant for red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterflies.

http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=712

http://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Boehcyli