Cephalanthus occidentalis
Button Bush, Button Willow, Common Buttonbush
- Main interest:
- unique flowers, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist to wet soil
- Flower colour:
- white
- Fragrance:
- Fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to September
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 5a: -29 °C (-20 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 12 ft (3.6 m) width: 8 ft (2.4 m)
- Use:
- naturalizing wetland areas, specimen, hedge
The Button Bush is an interesting multi-stemmed shrub with unusual flowers. The long lasting blooms are white or pale pink one-inch fuzzy balls. These globes with a fringe of pistils hang at the end of stalks. These fragrant flowers are a magnet to butterflies and hummingbirds. After blooming, the button willow develops attractive red rounded fruits. The buttonlike balls persist throughout the winter. This ornamental shrub is suited to wetland areas and to naturalize landscapes.
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$12.99 - $33.99
Also known as: Honey Bells, Swamp Globeflower, White Pond Dogwood, Globe-flowered Bush