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Fernbush

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

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Plant Attributes

Height

3-5′

Width

3-5′

Soil Moisture

Moderate watering, xeric once established

Hardiness

USDA zones 4b-8 (has been grown up to 7,000′)

Culture

Garden loam, clay or sandy soil

Year Introduced

2006

Attracts birds, butterflies and/or bees

Yes

Deer Resistant

Yes

Flower color

white

Heavy Clay

Yes

Native

Yes

Part shade/part sun

Yes

Sandy soil

Yes

Shrub

Yes

Sun

Yes

Winter interest

Yes

Xeric

Yes

Zone 4

Yes

Zone 5

Yes

Zone 6

Yes

Zone 7

Yes

Zone 8

Yes

Description

Intensely aromatic lacy foliage adorned with showy white flowers in midsummer. Makes a formal mound with light pruning. Attractive winter seed heads and habit. A tough, adaptive Western native. Shrub.