Sweet Fern Bare Root Plant 18+ Inches - Comptonia peregrina Live Shrub for Zones 2-6

Discover the Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina), a live bare root shrub over 18 inches tall, ideal for gardens in zones 2-6. This low-growing shrub features green, fern-like leaves with a pleasant fragrance, perfect for naturalizing in well-drained dry sites or marsh edges.

• Growth Habit: Low-growing shrub, forms colonies
• Color: Green, fern-like leaves
• Ideal Location: Well-drained dry sites to marsh edges
• Care Level: Easy to moderate
• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
• Watering: Tolerates moisture, not suitable for clay soils
• Hardiness Zones: 2-6

Common Name: Sweet Fern
Scientific Name: Comptonia peregrina
Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
Watering: Moderate, tolerates moisture
Soil: Well-drained, sandy soils
Hardiness Zones: 2-6
Growth Habit: Low-growing shrub, spreads easily
Format: Live bare root plant, 18+ inches

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.