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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