Comptonia peregrina, Sweet Fern Size:1.16 qt 35' tall and wide

35' tall and wide

multi-stemmed clematis winds its way through a (compatibly colored or perhaps less interesting) shrub

and the fall color a brilliant glowing orange and red—nothing dull here

This is a cross between our native Western dogwood

If it's ecstatic about its location it could eventually reach as high as 40 feet

Comptonia peregrina, Sweet Fern Size:1.16 qt 35' tall and wideEvergreen, 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