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Comptonia peregrina

Sweet fern


Image courtesy of Bailey Nurseries

  • Sweet smelling, shiny, olive green leaves
  • Shruby, mounding habit, attracts pollinators
  • Loves abuse!
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Fast Growing
Fast Growing
Fragrant
Fragrant
Great Foliage
Great Foliage
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance
Mass Planting
Mass Planting


Height: 2-5 ft
Spread: 4-8 ft
Spacing: 3-5 ft
Price Level 1: $24.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Yellow
Zone: 2-6
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Great Foliage
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Vigorous
  • Salt Tolerant
  • Fragrant
  • Fast Growing
  • Native
  • Mass Planting
  • Border or Bed
  • Low Maintenance
  • Naturalizing

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright

Foliage Color:

  • Dark Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Attracts Amphibians
  • Attracts Songbirds
  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies

Soil Moisture:

  • Dry Soil
  • Moist, Well-Drained
  • Average Water
  • Wet Soil/Wetlands