
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Growth Habit
ShrubDescription
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.
Source of plant
Bailey Nurseries, Woodlanders Inc., Cornell Botanic Gardens
