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.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Origins:
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Eastern N. America; GA Native
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Height:
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2’ - 5’
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Spread:
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4’ - 8'
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Spacing:
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6’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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2 - 6
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Green
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Season of Interest:
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Multi-Season
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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.
