Comptonia peregrina (Sweet Fern) need to verify A pollinator-friendly choice that thrives

A pollinator-friendly choice that thrives in sunny borders

· Raspberry-rose flower spikes in early summer· Compact

blooming in mid to late spring

star-shaped flower umbels· Drought-tolerant

Aruncus x ‘Chantilly Lace’ (Goatsbeard)

Comptonia peregrina (Sweet Fern) need to verify A pollinator-friendly choice that thrivesComptonia 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.