Comptonia Peregrina
Sweet Fern

Sweet Fern

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Buy Sweet Fern at Dnt nursery. Comptonia is a monotypic genus in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. It is native to eastern North America, from southern Quebec south to the extreme north of Georgia, and west to Minnesota. The common name is a confusing name as it is not a fern. It is a deciduous shrub, growing to 1.5 m tall. The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm long and 0.3-3 cm broad, with a modified dentate, pinnately lobed margin; they give off a sweet odor, especially when crushed. The flowers are imperfect, meaning that no one flower has both gender parts. It tends to grow on dry sandy sites, and is associated with pine stands.

Choose flowering shrubs to make your home look gorgeous

These ferns will give your flower bed a very welcoming look.  They will also look well in a natural area.

Flowering Shrubs will give you that look of glamour

These ferns will look great around your home, porches or balconies. Ferns can be shaped and groomed to your specifications. 

Zone 3-9

Mature Height: 2-4 ft.

Mature Width: 4-8 ft.

Growth/Year: 2-4 ft.

Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Soil Conditions: Sandy, acidic soil

Botanical Name: comptonia peregrine