How to Grow and Care for Buttonbush - The Spruce
May 24, 2023 · Buttonbush is a fast grower characterized by its round, white, spiky flowers and fragrant aroma. Buttonbush grows best in wetlands or near rivers and is often used to prevent erosion. The shrub requires full sun but may tolerate some shade. Otherwise, buttonbush is extremely resilient in all types of temperatures and conditions.
Buttonbush: The Shrub That Has It All - Horticulture
Apr 12, 2015 · Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a 4-season native shrub that adapts easily to gardens and attracts bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects.
Buttonbush: A Growing Guide for Cephalanthus Occidentalis
Also known as button willow, honeybells, or common buttonbush, this hardy deciduous bush is native to most of the lower 48 states, Canada, and Central America, where it typically grows in low-lying wet areas such as swamps, thickets, bottomlands, and along streams and ponds.
Buttonbush - The Morton Arboretum
Buttonbush is a great shrub for naturalizing in wet areas and attracts butterflies. It has glossy green leaves and fragrant, round flower clusters during mid-summer. Native to the Chicago area and the eastern United States, buttonbush attracts more than 24 species of birds, as well as numerous species of butterflies.
Buttonbush is an obligate wetland shrub suitable for wetland restoration, created wetlands, and riparian zones. It has exceptional wildlife benefits. The seed is eaten by eight species of waterfowl and the twigs by three species of mammals.
Cephalanthus occidentalis - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
Buttonbush is a deciduous shrub in the Rubiaceae (madder) family and native to East Canada, Central America, Cuba, much of the United States, and is found in all areas of North Carolina. It can grow as a tree up to 20 feet but is usually a small shrub up to 12 feet tall and 8 feet wide.
Buttonbush - Grow Native!
Plant in a naturalized areas along streams or ponds or grow in a shrub border with moist soil. Attracts butterflies and provides food and nesting sites for birds. Tolerates wide variety of soil conditions. Will grow in very wet conditions. Often outgrows small spaces. Cut back every 2-3 years to reduce height or limb up to form small tree.
Buttonbush Planting Guide - The Plant Native
Nov 25, 2024 · Buttonbushes are native shrubs that are incredibly easy to grow and return decades of beauty. In this article, we’ll cover the benefits of planting them, offer some landscaping suggestions, and end with ideas on where to source them for your home. Let’s start with a basic question: What are the benefits of planting Buttonbush?
Buttonbush - Native Plants and Ecosystem Services
Buttonbush grows in full to partial sun, and average moisture to very wet soils. It is naturally occurring in wet areas such as river margins, marsh edges, shores, wet thickets, and hardwood swamps and is often found growing in water or deep muck.
Buttonbush Facts - Softschools.com
Buttonbush is multi-branched, round-shaped shrub that can reach 6 to 12 feet in height. Buttonbush produces oval or elliptical, dark green, glossy leaves. They are oppositely arranged on the branches or gathered in whorls. Buttonbush discards leaves at the beginning of the autumn.