Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Spherical pincushion flowers; thrives at pond edges.
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 5–12 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~19 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV