Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis

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Buttonbush.

Buttonbush is a rounded, 3-6 foot tall shrub. The leaves are late growing back in the spring. Flowers are creamy-white, on spherical heads, 1 to 1 1/4 inches long, blooming in late summer. The fruit is a nutlet that persists through winter and is eaten by ducks and other water birds. Native from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Minnesota, Oklahoma and southern New Mexico, Arizona, California, into Mexico and Cuba.

Buttonbush is a good nectar plant for butterflies.

Where to buy Buttonbush

I highly recommend Nature Hills Nursery. The price for one plant is $11.35 as I'm writing this, but it could change. The price is reduced however, if you buy more plants. Nature Hills also has a free plant and seed catalog that will be coming out in December that they will mail out to you.

You can read more information about Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) on the Nature Hills Nursery site to either order, read more detailed information about this plant or see more detailed pricing information. Or order by calling 1-888-864-7663 using the Source ID: 86642!

The Madder/Rubiaceae Family

Buttonbush is a member of the Madder family, which is one of the largest plant families in the world. It mostly consists of tropical and subtropical trees, shrubs and herbs - 6000 species total, about seven of which are native to N. America.