Description:
Name: Buttonbush Shrub
Other common names: Honeyball
Scientific name: Cephalanthus Occidentalis
Color: White
Plant seeds: Outdoors after frost or indoors weeks before last frost
Plant height: 48 – 96 inches
Plant spacing: 36 – 60 inches
Bloom time: June – August
Hardiness zone: 3 – 6
Light requirements: Sun to part shade
Soil & water preferences: Moist
Quantity: 50 seeds
The Buttonbush is a fragrant woody shrub with ball-shaped flower heads that are very unique. They are ideal for planting near ponds and streams. The seeds of the Buttonbush are a source of food for water birds such as ducks. Additionally, it serves as a host plant for the Sphinx Moth and provides nesting sites for songbirds. This plant is also attractive to hummingbirds.
Materials: Seeds, Ziplock Poly Bag, labeled with a color photo, plant stats, and planting instructions.
Kate A –
Everything arrived very quickly with instructions and well packed – thank you!
Nicole Covey –
Can’t wait to plant these
Lyndsey Pool –
Lightening fast shipping, seeds look good and will start them soon.
Kayla Combs –
Seeds had great instructions with them and were shipped quickly!