Sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
A small, aromatic clumping shrub that colonizes and spreads vigorously if left alone. Great native groundcover!
BLOOM TIME
- May
- June
- July
- August
SUNLIGHT
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun
- Partial Shade
SOIL TYPE
- Well Drained
- Dry
- Moist
- Texture (Sand)
- Texture (Loam)
- pH Acid <6.0
HEIGHT
1-3'
CATERPILLAR SPECIES HOSTED
1-10
WILDLIFE BENEFITED
Caterpillars, Birds
Artist: Jada Fitch
Photo Credit: Dan Jaffe