2024年5月6日 · Fernbush is one of the southwest’s greatest plant treasures. The long bloom period begins in mid-summer and will often last into August. Fernbush also gives the appearance of being an evergreen shrub in the winter, due to having foliate buds.

Learn about growing Fernbush (Chamaebatiaria millifolium, or Desert Sweet) a beautiful, white-flowering shrub, sometimes compared to a summer lilac.

Noted for its lacy foliage and profuse flower clusters, Chamaebatiaria millefolium (Fernbush) is a densely branched, aromatic shrub boasting a profusion of small, showy, creamy-white flowers from mid-summer to fall. The blossoms are magnets for bees and butterflies.

Chamaebatiaria is a monotypic genus of aromatic shrub in the rose family containing the single species Chamaebatiaria millefolium, which is known by the common names fern bush and desert sweet. Its genus name comes from its physical resemblance to the mountain miseries of genus Chamaebatia, which are not closely related. [1]

Plant Type: Shrub; Watering Needs: Low; Botanical Pronunciation: kam-ay-bay-tee-AY-ree-uh mill-ee-FOH-lee-um; Deciduous/evergreen: Semi-evergreen; Growth rate: Medium; Average landscape size: 3.5 to 5 feet in width and height; Special features: Creamy white flowers, foliage produces a fragrant aroma; Foliage color: Olive green; Blooms: July to ...

Leaves alternate, small, 2-8 cm long, compound (bipinnately), individual leaflets very small, giving the leaf a fern-like appearance (hence the common name), with lobed or wavy margins light green above, pale-pubescent below, sticky.