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Buttonbush

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Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush has glossy deep green leaves that give an attractive appearance even when not in bloom. At bloom time you’ll find many small flowers form a globe shape enjoyed by a wide variety of bees, butterflies and moths. Dried globes from spent flowers provide winter interest and contain seeds that are a needed food source for many waterfowl.

Button Bush is a member of the coffee family growing up to 12’, making it a larger shrub that is an ideal nesting habitat for a variety of songbirds. It is ideal for rain gardens and moist to soggy soil, but does not like standing water for long periods of time.

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Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush has glossy deep green leaves that give an attractive appearance even when not in bloom. At bloom time you’ll find many small flowers form a globe shape enjoyed by a wide variety of bees, butterflies and moths. Dried globes from spent flowers provide winter interest and contain seeds that are a needed food source for many waterfowl.

Button Bush is a member of the coffee family growing up to 12’, making it a larger shrub that is an ideal nesting habitat for a variety of songbirds. It is ideal for rain gardens and moist to soggy soil, but does not like standing water for long periods of time.

Companion Plants: Swamp Milkweed, Joe Pye Weed, Great Blue Lobelia, Closed Bottle Gentian, Cardinal Flower

  • Full sun - Part sun

  • Wet - Average/Wet

  • up to 12 feet

  • White

  • June, July, August

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