Buttonbush
Photo credit

Rufino Osorio (also known as Desmodium), CC BY-SA 2.5, Original photo

Care

  • Keep the soil consistently moist to wet.

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Its plant group hosts 26 kinds of caterpillars
Flower color
White
Bloom
March to July
Leaves
Deciduous
Height
About 15 feet
Spread
4–8 feet
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Moist to wet

Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.

Containers
Not listed by our container sources

Native to Georgia (estimated from a regional flora)