Boehmeria japonica var tenera Chantilly Cyrilla starting for us in May

starting for us in May and continuing through October with abundant terminal spikes of peachy orange flowers

The short clumps of typical thalictrum foliage are topped from April to June with the cutest double

deciduous bulbs sprout 1' tall spikes for us in mid-August

Here at 4900'

longitudinal striping

Boehmeria japonica var tenera Chantilly Cyrilla starting for us in MayBoehmeria '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