Comptonia peregrina Canada A sharp knife drawn through

A sharp knife drawn through the base of the stem often works better than pruning shears

basal green leaves in October

in the village of San Carlos at 3

and Solomon's seal

Comptonia peregrina Canada A sharp knife drawn throughI am not a fern I am a shrub and a fragrant one at that! The common name, sweet fern, sums up its namesake well. Comptonia hails from Canada south to northern Georgia, where it is usually found on sandy dry soils in full sun as well as under an open canopy of sparse pine trees. The thick, fern like, green leaves are deliciously fragrant, as is common in its family, Myricaceae think wax myrtles. Comptonia peregrina spreads by short stolons, so don't