Comptonia peregrina (Sweet Fern) need to verify blooming in mid to late

blooming in mid to late spring

This eye-catching fern thrives in moist

fragrant clusters of lavender-pink to mauve flowers that bloom from late summer into fall

star-shaped flower umbels· Drought-tolerant

Comptonia peregrina (Sweet Fern) need to verify blooming in mid to lateComptonia peregrina(Sweet Fern) A charming native shrub with finely textured, fern like leaves that release a sweet, pleasant fragrance when crushed. Despite its name, this is not a true fern but a hardy, nitrogen fixing shrub that thrives in dry, sandy, or gravelly soils. Small catkins or flower clusters appear at the ends of branches, depending on the plants sex. Excellent for naturalizing, stabilizing slopes, or planting in challenging sites.