Rosaceae
Fernbush
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Also known as desert sweet, fern-leaf desert sweet, tansy bush, Sorbaria millefolium
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Fernbush · Native Shrub · Drought Tolerant · Xeriscape · Western Native · Aromatic · Rosaceae · Deciduous Shrub · Wildlife Garden · Low Water
Fernbush is a tough, aromatic shrub native to the western US that thrives in well-drained soils with minimal irrigation once established. Plant in a sunny to partly shaded spot and water deeply but infrequently to encourage deep root growth. It requires little pruning or fertilizing, making it an excellent low-maintenance choice for xeriscape and native gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep water occasionally; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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