Scientific Name
Cephalanthus occidentalis

Common Name
Buttonbush


Hardiness Zones: 5-10
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun; moist to wet soil; does not tolerate dry soil
Height: 6 to 10'
Flower/Fruit: Creamy white fragrant button like flowers in late spring to summer that darken to reddish brown in fall
Comments: Yellow fall foliage; prune severely every year for best flower production; spreading well branches shrub; foliage is poisonous to livestock; flowers attracts butterflies and bees
Cultivars: --
 

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