Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Rubiaceae

Growth Habit

Shrub

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.

Source of plant

Bailey Nurseries, Woodlanders Inc., Cornell Botanic Gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

flowering season