Laportea bulbifera (Urticaceae)

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Laportea bulbifera
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The Laportea bulbifera plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan. It is a member of the Urticaceae family.

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Latin Name:  Laportea bulbifera
Family:  Urticaceae
Author:  (Sieb.&Zucc.)Weddel.

Known Hazards:  The leaves have stinging hairs, much like stinging nettles to which they are related.

Mature Height:  0.6   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Woods in mountains all over Japan[58].

Cultivation Notes: We have very little information on this plant and do not know how hardy it is, but it is succeeding outdoors at Kew on the sheltered sunny side of a woodland garden[K]. It should succeed in most soils in semi-shade.

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