From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
Items shipping from our growing supplies warehouse take 7-10 business days to process.
Comptonia peregrina2-4'. Fragrant suckering woody shrub has a fern-like appearance. Spreads by rhizome to create colonies.
Woody upright stems are canopied by flat dark green toothed alternate leaves 3–5" long and ¼" wide. Leaf infusions are used topically for easing itchy or irritated skin associated with bug bites, poison ivy and other inflammations.
Associated with woodlands but also found in disturbed sandy infertile soil, often on roadsides. Prefers acidic soil; add peat to the hole when transplanting. Amend soils as you would for growing blueberries. Can be slow to establish at first but once it gets going it is a very tough plant. Nitrogen-fixing. Native to eastern U.S. Z2. Maine Grown. (1–3' bare-root plants)
ships in spring
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Sweetfern
Shipping Information
Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered
on or before March 7 will ship around March 31
through late April, starting with warmer areas and finishing in
colder areas. Orders placed after March 7 will
ship around late April through early-to-mid May, in the order in
which they were received.
Additional Information
Small Trees and Shrubs
As Green’s Nursery catalog from 1904 explains, “There are many trees that by pruning can be made to resemble shrubs, and many shrubs that by different pruning may be made to produce medium-sized trees.”
