Plant Calculator
Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Comptonia peregrina you will need.
*Correct and successful spacing is complex and depends on project conditions.
Comptonia peregrina
Sweet Fern
- Mounded, deciduous shrub
- Produces edible nutlets
- Leaves resemble fern fronds
- Unique ability to grow in infertile areas
- Category: Shrubs
- Hardiness Zone: 2-6
- Height: 24-36 in
- Spread: 24-36 in
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Butterflies |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Soil Moisture
| • | Average Water |
Habit
| • | Mounding |