How to Grow and Care for Buttonbush - The Spruce
WEBMay 24, 2023 · Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a water-loving shrub with few care requirements. Learn more about how to grow this hardy, flowering shrub.
Buttonbush: A Growing Guide for Cephalanthus Occidentalis
WEBAlso 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.
How to Grow and Care for Buttonbush - Gardener's Path
WEBJun 18, 2023 · Buttonbushes – aka honey bells, button willows, and globe flowers – are woody deciduous shrubs from the Rubiaceae family, alongside relatives such as energy-boosting Coffea plants and malaria-treating species of Cinchona.
How to Plant and Grow Buttonbush - Better Homes & Gardens
WEBJan 17, 2023 · Buttonbush, also known as the “common buttonbush,” is a native species of shrub deserving of far more widespread use in landscapes around the United States. They can be planted in gardens of just about any size or style and take well to pruning for shape, but can also be allowed to grow naturally without becoming overbearing.
Buttonbush: The Shrub That Has It All - Horticulture
WEBApr 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 Plant Info - Learn About Growing Buttonbush Shrubs ...
WEBMay 5, 2022 · Buttonbush is a unique plant that thrives in moist locations. Buttonbush shrubs love garden ponds, rain ponds, riverbanks, swamps, or just about any site that is consistently wet. The plant tolerates water as deep as 3 feet (1 m.).
Buttonbush Planting Guide - The Plant Native
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Buttonbushes are shrubs made for a wide range of sunny (or part-sunny) and wet areas. Their flowers look like fuzzy planets or a Dr. Seuss character. And it’s a butterfly magnet. Buttonbushes are native throughout the East Coast—from Maine down to Florida and west to Texas.
Buttonbush - The Morton Arboretum
WEBButtonbush 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.
Cephalanthus occidentalis - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
WEBButtonbush 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.
How To Grow and Care for Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
WEBJan 11, 2024 · The buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, is a deciduous native shrub that can be found in wet environments across most of North America. These plants of the Rubiaceae family are also commonly known as the button-willow, honey-bells, honey balls, or globe flowers.
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