Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, E and Central North America
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Houston and Grossman Ponds, Zucker Shrub Collection, Cayuta Lake, South Hill Swamp
Source of plant
Bailey Nurseries, Woodlanders Inc., Cornell Botanic Gardens
Description
Rounded, 3' to 6' tall, (occasionally 10' to 15' tall in the southern part of its range) of rather looseproportions. Flowers are creamy-white, crowded in globular heads, without the projecting styles, 1" to 1 1/5" across, on peduncles 1" to 1 2/5" long in August. Fruit a nutlet that remains present throughoutthe winter.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
flowering season
Status
L3|S5|G5