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Sweet Fern, Comptonia peregrina, is not actually a fern but a low-growing shrub with fern-like leaves that give off a pleasant fragrance when crushed. It can form a colony, so give this plant some room. Sweet Fern grows well in sandy soils, from well-drained dry sites to the edges of marshes.
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Type: Deciduous shrub
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Native
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Zone: 2 to 6
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Height: 2.00 to 5.00 feet
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Spread: 4.00 to 8.00 feet
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Bloom Time: April to May
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Bloom Description: Yellowish green
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
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Water: Medium
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Maintenance: Low
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Suggested Use: Naturalize, Rain Garden
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Flower: Insignificant
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Leaf: Fragrant
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Tolerate: Drought