Waimea pipturus
Pipturus albidus · Urticaceae
Waimea pipturus (Pipturus albidus) is a perennial shrub in the Urticaceae family. It is native to North America. USDA records it as hardy in zone 11 and warmer, down to about 40°F.
At a glance
| Type | shrub Derived |
|---|---|
| Lifecycle | perennial USDA |
| Native status | native USDA |
| Mature height | 10 ft USDA |
| Light | part-shade USDA |
| Hardiness zones | 11 and warmer USDA |
| Guild layer | shrub Derived |
USDA quoted from the USDA PLANTS database · Derived computed by a fixed rule from those columns. No value on this page is estimated.
Growing conditions
It grows in partial shade. Its cold limit is zone 11.
Size and growth
At maturity it reaches about 10 ft, making it a plant that will finish above head height.
Foliage, flower and season
Summer foliage is dark green, medium in texture. Its flowers are not conspicuous — a plant for form and foliage. Its fruit or seed heads are conspicuous, extending interest past flowering.
What the site needs to provide
It needs at least 365 frost-free days to finish its season. It roots to at least 36 inches.
Propagating it
Propagate it from seed, cuttings and container stock. Seed needs cold stratification — a period of moist chilling — before it will germinate, so sow in autumn or chill it artificially before a spring sowing.
Resilience and wildlife
Its fire tolerance is rated medium.
Role in a guild
Shrub layer. In a layered planting this is woody mid-level structure between the understory and the ground. The layer is derived by a fixed rule from growth habit and mature height.
Tags
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Where this data comes from
Every value on this page comes from the USDA PLANTS database record for symbol PIAL2, or is computed from those values by a fixed rule. Nothing here is estimated or model-generated. Where USDA publishes no value, this page omits the claim rather than filling the gap.
- Quoted from USDA PLANTS: cold stratification, fall conspicuous, fire tolerance, flower conspicuous, foliage color, foliage texture, frost free days min, fruit conspicuous, Hardiness zones, Lifecycle, Light, Mature height, Minimum temperature, Native status, Nitrogen fixation, propagation, resprout ability, root depth in, Tolerance of wet soil.
- Derived by a fixed rule from those columns: Guild layer, Type.
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