Allen, Sterling & Lothrop's nursery manager Bill Kennie
has been working with the Falmouth Open Space committee to help eradicate
invasive plants from the Maine landscape. Bill believes that it is very
important to include native species in ornamental landscape gardens. Indeed,
the more native plants a garden has the better--native plants are typically low
maintenance, they provide food and shelter for wildlife and are visually in
keeping with our native "wild" landscape.
Comptonia Peregrina
Sweet
Fern
Height: 2-4’ Spread:
4-8’
This one brings me back to my childhood---running through
sandy fields in summer with the spicy smell of this plant. The fern like foliage turns red and yellow in
the fall. It does great in well drained
infertile soil. It will take full sun to
part shade. I cut some of this in November and it still had its spicy
fragrance. I’ve had this dried in my
house all winter…it really lasts! If you have a tough spot this one could be
for you.
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