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Desert Sweet, Fernbush
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
A rounded shrub with small, aromatic, light-green to gray-green, ferny foliage. Clusters of small, white, lilac-like flowers appear in summer. Fernbush can be placed close to patios and walks so that its fragrance can be enjoyed. It also can be used as fall color to keep interest as other plants go dormant. One of the earliest shrubs to begin leafing out in the spring in the southwest U.S. Intermountain zone. May not like the summer heat of our low desert zones. Provide afternoon shade and give it some extra water in summer to keep it happy.
- Plant type: Perennial, Shrub
- Maintenance level: Medium, Low
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Part Sun, Morning Sun
- Height range: 4–6 Feet
- Width range: 4–6 Feet
- Canopy value: 20 ft²
- Growth rate: Medium
- Seasonal habit: Semi-Evergreen, Semi-Deciduous
- Flower color: White
- Flower season: Summer, Autumn
- Fruit color: Brown
- Fruit season: Autumn
- General foliage color: Grey, Green
- Design style: Patio Plant, Butterflies
- Hardiness cold tolerance: -30 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Rocky Mountains and Western U.S.
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral
- Sunset zones: 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
- USDA hardiness zone: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b
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