Sweet fern

Noted for its attractive, fragrant foliage, Comptonia peregrina (Sweet Fern) is a small, upright, deciduous shrub forming a mound of elongated, deeply incised, shiny olive green leaves, 4 in. long (10 cm). Reminiscent of narrow fern fronds, the foliage is very aromatic when crushed. Inconspicuous, yellowish green flowers appear in late spring and summer. They give way to greenish brown, burr-like seed capsules. A native shrub of eastern North America, this easy-to-grow shrub requires minimal…

Meet the Sweetfern — In Defense of Plants

Sweet Fern Comptonia peregrina, is nutrient dense herb support for diarrhea, headache, fevers, catarrh, vomiting of blood, rheumatism, toothaches, sprains, minor hemorrhages, dysentery and ringworm

This low growing shrub does best in sandy soils, from well-drained dry sites to the edges of marshes. Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina) grows in Full sun to

Sweet Fern, despite its name, is not a fern (or a perennial). Sweet Fern is a Wisconsin native shrub with aromatically pleasing foliage, espec…

This article previously appeared in the Connecticut Botanical Society Newsletter by Dr. Jessica Lubell The sustainable landscape featuring native plants is a rapidly expanding trend in horticulture. Native plants enhance...

Though not a fern, sweet fern sure smells sweet and thrives in tough spots where many shrubs and ferns cannot

I love all of these different perennial fern varieties! I didn't know there were so many types of ferns -- evergreen plants, native ferns, tall perennials, plants that thrive in the shade and even some that will grow in the sun. There's a fern for every garden :)