Boehmeria japonica var tenera Chantilly Solidago leaning pitchers with a helmet

leaning pitchers with a helmet hood

The 18" tall x 3' wide clumps are composed of upright stalks

a bumblebee oasis

this form originated as a seedling selection by Gys Petrus de Jong of Dublin

Boehmeria japonica var tenera Chantilly Solidago leaning pitchers with a helmetBoehmeria '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