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Comptonia peregrina
Sweet Fern
3 Gallon Pot - $30.00
- Summary
- Additional Details
Blooms April - May
- » Mounded, deciduous shrub
- » Produces edible nutlets
- » Leaves resemble fern fronds
Sweet fern is a fragrant shrub that can grow in almost any soil condition. It tolerates drought and wet windy conditions. It is also salt tolerant so it will do well near a roadside and fixes its own nitrogen.
- Height
- 2 - 5 Ft
- Spread
- 4 - 8 Ft
- Zone
- 2-6
- Categories
- trees and shrubs
- Tags
- Attracts Butterflies; Drought Tolerant; Edible; Fragrant; Great Foliage; Heat Tolerant