Scientific Name: Chamaebatiaria millefolium

Common Name: Fernbush

Family: Rosaceae

Habit: Deciduous shrub in colder areas but evergreen in warmer.

Growth Form: Generally multistemmed, upright, rounded form and sweetly aromatic. Leaves alternate, small, 2-8 cm long, compound (bipinnately) with lobed or wavy margins light green above, pale-pubescent below, sticky. Millefolium: many leaves; literally, with a thousand leaves.

Mature Size: Height: 3-5' Width: 3-5'

Flowers: Showy White. Blooms July to August.

Hardiness: Zones: 4b-8

Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Partial Sun.

Water Requirements: Moderate to xeric. Drought resistant / waterwise.

Soil Requirements: Sandy, Clay, Average soils.

Other Info: Deer resistant, attracts butterflies, attracts birds, bee friendly, Fragrant, Native, Evergreen.