Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern

Sweet Fern

Comptonia peregrina

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Sweet Fern is an upright spreading native deciduous  shrub with deeply notched aromatic dark green foliage resembling a fern frond and turns a nice red before browning in fall.  Its insignificant greenish flower blooms in spring and is followed by brown burr-like nuggets.  Easily grows in average well-drained soil.  Drought tolerant.

Type: 

Shrub

Origins:

Eastern N. America; GA Native

Height: 

2’ - 5’

Spread: 

4’ - 8'

Spacing: 

6’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

2 - 6

Culture: 

Full Sun,  Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Green

Season of Interest: 

Multi-Season

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases.  Does not transplant well, but will form colonies once established.

 LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings,  Borders,  Woodland Gardens,  Naturalized Areas, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Prairie Dropseed, Wild Bergamot, Musclewood

IMAGES: Sten Porse,  Comptonia-peregrina-habitus,  CC BY-SA 3.0, (2)  Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz,  Comptonia peregrina kz1,  CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) anonymous,  Comptonia peregrina BotGardBln1105HabitusFall,  CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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