| Common Name: | Hemp Bush |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Size: | 2-4m x 1.5-3m |
| Description: | Open shrub. |
| Leaves: | Heart-shaped leaves with long taper, 4-10cm x 1.5-3cm, rounded teeth on margins. May have scattered star-shaped hairs. |
| Flowering: | Small fragrant male and female flowers on separate plants; bunches of male flowers on long stalks, cluster of female flowers shorter than leaves. |
| Flower Colour: | Greenish-white |
| Flowering Time: | August to October |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist well drained soil in forests and scrubs beside watercourses. Shade. |
| Garden Use: | Plant beside water areas in shaded positions. Prune to maintain shape. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 11, 12, 13, 30, 33, 34, 41 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | Bark - string |
| Commercially available: | Indigenous nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 2 Marilyn Gray ©; 3 Colleen Miller ©; 4 Peter Kinchington © |