Comptonia peregrina | Sweet Fern | Shrub
Comptonia peregrina belongs to the plant family MYRICACE and Genus Comptonia This Shrub prefers Dry soil a pH of 05,06 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Comptonia peregrina does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Comptonia peregrina so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Comptonia peregrina sweet fern is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Comptonia peregrina | Sweet Fern is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Comptonia peregrina can survive the coldest of winter climates with annual temperatures as low as -50 Fahrenheit. Sweet fern needs summer days with high heat. This plant does well in sandy soils. It needs soil that is dry. This species can survive short periods of drought.
Comptonia peregrina will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Comptonia peregrina is a woody perennial. Sweet fern is deciduous in nature. Leaves: This plant has lacy narrow-pointed leaves that are covered with brown hairs. Flowers: This species has interesting catkins. Typically the flowers are either red or brown.
Comptonia peregrina | Sweet Fern is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is red,brown. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: interesting catkins
of the plant Comptonia peregrina have a smell of perfumed and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … |
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between 3' and 5'
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.
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