Transformational Gardening


Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina): Images

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June 3, 2010 Southeastern, New Hampshire Sweet Fern is a 1-4 foot shrub with many branches and a reddish-brown stem covered with white hairs. The leaves are alternate up the stems and have scalloped edges that make them look like fern leaves. Crushing the leaves give off a pleasant aromatic fragerance. It grows in sandy or rocky soils near pine forest, clearings and in woodlots.
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June 6, 2010 Southeastern, New Hampshire Sweet Fern picked yesterday in a park while foraging with a friend. Made two pints of Sweet Fern tincture.