Comptonia peregrina, Sweet Fern gritty soils Mature size: 24–30 inches tall

Mature size: 24–30 inches tall & 24 inches wide

Fabiana is heath-like

is disease-resistant

to lose its brightness and much of the contrast toward midsummer

This exquisite native is from the lower elevations of Western Oregon and California

Comptonia peregrina, Sweet Fern gritty soils Mature size: 24–30 inches tallEvergreen, C. peregrina has fern like leaves that also smell sweetly of fern. It has an exotic look but is eminently useful as a bank stabilizer or a colonizer in areas of very poor soil. The yellowish green spring flowers don't amount to much, but the nutlets that they give way to are interesting in combination with its unusual foliage. It comes from poor, gravelly infertile soils of eastern North America. Mature size: 2 5 ft T x 2 4 ft W Minimum