Cephalanthus occidentalis
(buttonbush)
(buttonbush)
Category: Shrubs
Photo Credits: Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Height: 6 – 10 feet
Spread: 8 feet
Location: Bottom, Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: NE
Fruit: rounded, stalked balls, persistent through winter
Comments & Cautions:
attracts bees and butterflies
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
open and rounded
Foliage
large glossy green leaves; bold texture
Flowers
tiny white flowers packed into 1-inch round flower heads; fragrant; June-July