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Shop Native Plants Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
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Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

$5.00

Buttonbush is a showy shrub with flowers that attract many native bees (illinoiswildflower.info). Buttonbush is recommended as a monarch nectar source (Xerces.org) and is recommended as a preferred pollinator plant by the Xerces Society (Xerces.org). Mammalian herbivores usually avoid the consumption of Buttonbush because it is poisonous. It can tolerate flood conditions and shallow standing water for short periods of time but does not do well in dry soils. Since it is tolerant of very wet soils, it is an ideal candidate for a rain garden or wetland restoration project.

Photo credit: USDA

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Buttonbush is a showy shrub with flowers that attract many native bees (illinoiswildflower.info). Buttonbush is recommended as a monarch nectar source (Xerces.org) and is recommended as a preferred pollinator plant by the Xerces Society (Xerces.org). Mammalian herbivores usually avoid the consumption of Buttonbush because it is poisonous. It can tolerate flood conditions and shallow standing water for short periods of time but does not do well in dry soils. Since it is tolerant of very wet soils, it is an ideal candidate for a rain garden or wetland restoration project.

Photo credit: USDA

Buttonbush is a showy shrub with flowers that attract many native bees (illinoiswildflower.info). Buttonbush is recommended as a monarch nectar source (Xerces.org) and is recommended as a preferred pollinator plant by the Xerces Society (Xerces.org). Mammalian herbivores usually avoid the consumption of Buttonbush because it is poisonous. It can tolerate flood conditions and shallow standing water for short periods of time but does not do well in dry soils. Since it is tolerant of very wet soils, it is an ideal candidate for a rain garden or wetland restoration project.

Photo credit: USDA

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full, Partial

Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-wet

Height: Up to 12 feet

Plant Spacing: 3-5 feet

Bloom Time: June-August

Bloom Color: White

Advantages: Caterpillar Favorite, Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite, Deer Resistant

Host Plant: 21 species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

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