Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

Cretan hemp | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Perennials

Plants > Perennials

Cretan hemp

Datisca cannabina

Genus: Datisca
Family: Datiscaceae

About this plant

a tall, clump-forming herbaceous perennial, to 2m or more in height, with upright stems clothed in bright green, ash-like leaves, and arching over at the tips where they produce long, hanging tassels of tiny greenish-white flowers in summer

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade

Pruning

Cut stems down at the end of the season

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by division in spring

Pests

Generally problem free

Diseases

Generally problem free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years