Description
Datisca Cannabina | False Hemp
False Hemp, also known as bastard hemp, Cretan hemp, or acalbir, is a stately & highly ornamental back of the border perennial with rich green, pinnate leaves and strong arching stems, ultimately reaching 8-12+ feet at maturity! (Will not flower the first year of growth.)
Datisca Cannabina is a dioecious plant, meaning male and females are found on separate plants. Female plants will develop long, arching branches with dangling tassels of white pistils and eventually, small seedpods with dust-sized seeds, and male plants will develop elegant yellow flowers that hang from the pendulous branches.
Will reseed moderately.
False Hemp is a hard-to-find, underutilized, one-of-a-kind, gigantic shrub and is without question one of our favorite plants of all time! To see a full grown specimen in person is to experience a plant unlike any other.
