{"product_id":"sweet-fern-live-native-shrub-1-gallon-pot-plant-comptonia-peregrina-fragrant-wildlife-friendly-landscape-plant","title":"Sweet Fern Live Native Shrub | Comptonia peregrina | 1 Gallon Pot Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd native beauty, fragrance, and ecological value to your landscape with Sweet Fern, a unique deciduous shrub prized for its finely textured fern-like foliage and pleasant aromatic scent. Despite its common name, Sweet Fern is not a true fern but a hardy native shrub that produces narrow, deeply lobed leaves that release a sweet fragrance when touched or crushed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis adaptable North American native thrives in sandy soils, dry sites, slopes, naturalized landscapes, pollinator gardens, and habitat restoration projects. Sweet Fern spreads gradually to form attractive colonies, making it an excellent choice for erosion control and naturalized plantings. It is also an important host plant for numerous native moth species and the Gray Hairstreak butterfly, helping support local wildlife and pollinator populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardy, drought tolerant, and easy to grow, Sweet Fern is a valuable addition to native gardens and low-maintenance landscapes. 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Sweet Fern performs exceptionally well in poor, sandy soils where many other shrubs struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant Condition Disclosure\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLive plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNatural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eImportant Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCustomer Notice for Live Plants\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLive plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlease consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. 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