23+ Buttonbush Shrub

Buttonbush shrubs love garden ponds rain ponds river banks swamps or just about any site that is consistently wet. Tolerant of wet soils the button bush grows well in pond and low lying areas where the soil may stay damp or wet.

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Buttonbush shrub

Its stems and trunks usually become twisted with age giving it an interesting shape that is appealing when the shrub is bare of leaves in winter. Buttonbush is a multistemmed deciduous shrub growing six to twelve feet tall and four to seven feet wide. Buttonbush can be found in swamps marshes around ponds and edges of streams.

The plant tolerates water as deep as 3 feet. Buttonbush buttonbush genus cephalanthus also called button willow or honeyballs genus of at least six species of shrubs or small trees of the madder family rubiaceae native to africa asia and north america. If you re thinking about planting a rain garden growing buttonbush is a great idea.

Native to chicago area and eastern u s. Round persistent fruits add to winter interest. The glossy green leaves and fragrant round flower clusters during mid summer attract butterflies.

Buttonbush is a unique plant that thrives in moist locations. Excellent choice for rain gardens and woodland gardens. Submerged portions of all aquatic plants provide habitats for many micro and macro invertebrates.

Buttonbrush plants are named for their fragrant creamy white spherical flowers. Cephalanthus occidentalis commonly called buttonbush shrubs button willow and honey bells is a north american native flowering shrub. Buttonbush is great shrub for naturalizing in wet areas.

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