Comptonia peregrina

Despite its name, it is not a fern, but actually a deciduous shrub
Insignificant greenish flowers, both male and female on the same plant
Brown burrs contain edible nutlets
Medium-green leaves, resembling fern fronds, are brown in the fall
Mounding shrub, spreading by rhizomes
Bloom Time: Early summer

ZONE:
2

COLOUR:
Green

HEIGHT:
30-90 cm

SPREAD:
30-150 cm

Size	Available	Price Per	25+	Qty
30cm 2g

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Although not a legume, comptonia is a nitrogen fixer. Grows best in full sun, tolerating some shade and thrives in dry, slightly acidic, sandy soil, withstanding poor, even salty soils. If given room, it will colonize (spreading by rhizomes). It is deer resistant.