Cephalanthus occidentalis (Button Bush)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Consistently moist, occasionally wet, occasionally flooded. Flowers best in full sun and moist growing conditions.
SIZE: 5-12 ft. SPREAD: 4-8 ft.
FLOWERS: White, fragrant. May-September.
WILDLIFE: Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. Wildlife shelter and seed source.
LARVAL HOST TO: Hydrangea Sphinx, Royal Walnut Moth, Titan Sphinx
ZONE: 5-11
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Button Bush is an attractive deciduous shrub that thrives in consistently moist locations. During the summer months expect a stunning display of uniquely shaped pincushion blooms that attract a variety of pollinators and birds. A perfect addition for consistently moist, sunny locations, rain gardens, stream banks, boggy areas and for erosion control on wet sites. Resistant to heat, wet soil, compaction, erosion and deer browse.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Consistently moist, occasionally wet, occasionally flooded. Flowers best in full sun and moist growing conditions.
SIZE: 5-12 ft. SPREAD: 4-8 ft.
FLOWERS: White, fragrant. May-September.
WILDLIFE: Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. Wildlife shelter and seed source.
LARVAL HOST TO: Hydrangea Sphinx, Royal Walnut Moth, Titan Sphinx
ZONE: 5-11
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Button Bush is an attractive deciduous shrub that thrives in consistently moist locations. During the summer months expect a stunning display of uniquely shaped pincushion blooms that attract a variety of pollinators and birds. A perfect addition for consistently moist, sunny locations, rain gardens, stream banks, boggy areas and for erosion control on wet sites. Resistant to heat, wet soil, compaction, erosion and deer browse.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Consistently moist, occasionally wet, occasionally flooded. Flowers best in full sun and moist growing conditions.
SIZE: 5-12 ft. SPREAD: 4-8 ft.
FLOWERS: White, fragrant. May-September.
WILDLIFE: Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. Wildlife shelter and seed source.
LARVAL HOST TO: Hydrangea Sphinx, Royal Walnut Moth, Titan Sphinx
ZONE: 5-11
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Button Bush is an attractive deciduous shrub that thrives in consistently moist locations. During the summer months expect a stunning display of uniquely shaped pincushion blooms that attract a variety of pollinators and birds. A perfect addition for consistently moist, sunny locations, rain gardens, stream banks, boggy areas and for erosion control on wet sites. Resistant to heat, wet soil, compaction, erosion and deer browse.