Phonetic: sef-ah-LAN-thus ock-sih-den-TAH-liss
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2 Gallon Pot
Buttonbush is a somewhat coarse, deciduous shrub with an open-rounded habit. It is common in wet open areas, low woods, thickets, swamps, and stream/pond margins. Tiny, tubular, fragrant white flowers appear in dense, spherical, long-stalked flower heads. Long, projecting styles give the flower heads a distinctively pincushion-like appearance. Flower heads are very attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and other insect pollinators. Flower heads mature into hard spherical ball-like fruits consisting of multiple tiny two-seeded nutlets. Fruiting heads usually persist throughout the winter. Button bush serves as a host plant for some of our largest and showiest moths including the titan sphinx, the hydrangea sphinx and the royal walnut moth.
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Native Northeast Region: USDA Database
- Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
- Flower Color: White
- Bloom Time: June, July, August
- Soil Type: Medium to Wet
- Mature Plant Size: 6-12' Height, 4-8' Wide
- Plant Spacing: 6'
- Host Plant: Titan Sphinx, Hydrangea Sphinx, Royal Walnut
- Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
- Advantages: Nectar source is loved by all things winged
- Landscape Uses: Pond side, Erosion control
- Companion Plants: Swamp Azelia, Swamp Rose Mallow, Viburnums, Milkweeds
- Deer Resistant
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