Family: myricaceae
Common name(s): sweet fern
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 2~3 - 6~7
General resources
Links for Comptonia peregrina
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 3-7)
(3 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile
(3 photos)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations.
(2 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
(5 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 2-6)
(3 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 2-6)
(8 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
- Plant Delights Nursery - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (zone 2-7)
(1 photo)
- Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes.
(4 photos)
- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features.
(6 photos)
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