Scientific Name
Cephalanthus occidentalis

Common Name
Buttonbush

 
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 10
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: --
Site Requirements: Sun; moist to wet soil; does not tolerate dry soil
Height: 6 to 10 feet
Width: --
Texture: Medium
Form: Spreading, well-branched shrub
Flower/Fruit: Fragrant creamy white flowers in late spring to summer that darken to reddish brown in fall
Foliage: Opposite to whorled leaves; 2 to 6" long; yellow fall foliage
Comments: Prune severely every year for best flower production; foliage is poisonous to livestock; flowers attract butterflies and bees
Cultivars: --
   

 

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