Corema conradii
| Corema conradii | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 3 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-6.5 |
| Evergreen Cross Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Corema conradii (common name: poverty grass)
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 5 months warm stratification followed by 3 months at 5°c. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame.
Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, November in a frame.
Cultivation: Requires a light or medium lime-free soil[1][2], succeeding in full sun or light shade[2].
Dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed and fruit is required[2].
Range: Eastern N. America - Newfoundland to Massachusetts and New Jersey, usually near the coast.
Habitat: Dry sandy places, pine barrens and siliceous rocks.
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked[3][4]. The fruit is very small and dry, less than 3mm in diameter[5].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Dioecious
Also Known As: Empetrum conradii.
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References
- ↑ Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ Coon, Nelson. The Dictionary of Useful Plants. Rodale Press, 1975.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Britton, Nathaniel and Addison Brown. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. Dover Publications, 1970.