Buttonbush, Common
Cephalanthus occidentalis

(Button-willow, Honey-bells)

Seedling Height: 8 to 16 inches

Mature Size: 15 to 20 feet in height and 6 inches in diameter

Type: Deciduous

Growth Rate: Fast

Form: Upright, multiple branching shrub

Soil Type: Clay, loamy, moist soil but well drained

Light: Partial shade, partial sun, full sun

Foliage: Opposite, elliptical, 3 to 5 inches long

Blooms: Mid summer

Flowers: White tubular flowers that occur in a dense round cluster

Fruit: Round cluster of nuttlets, mature in late summer to fall

Values and Uses: A wetland shrub suitable for riparian area, wetland restoration or created wetlands. Have great exceptional wildlife benefits. The seed is eaten by waterfowl and browse on by mammals.

Did You Know? Can tolerate water in depths of 3 feet.

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