Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern - Delivered By ServeScape
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Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern-ServeScape
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern - Delivered By ServeScape
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern-ServeScape
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern-ServeScape
Comptonia peregrina ~ Sweet Fern-ServeScape

Comptonia peregrina

Sweet Fern

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

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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