button bush
Also known as: button willow; globe-flowered bush; honeybells; little snowballs; swamp globeflower; white pond-dogwood
An open-branched, deciduous bush or small tree. The oval leaves are up to 18cm long, and the young stems are often red-flushed. Small, scented, creamy-white, tubular flowers are carried in dense balls 1.5cm across in late summer or early autumn
Scientific classification
- Species
- button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
- Genus
- Cephalanthus
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Foliage may cause severe discomfort if eaten. Wear gloves and wash hands after handling
- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of button bush
Distribution map
Northern America
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Culture
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Toxicity
Foliage may cause severe discomfort if eaten. Wear gloves and wash hands after handling
Quick identification of button bush
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button bush care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningShorten last year's flowering stems to one or two buds from the older woody framework. Remove thin, weak and dead shoots. Prune in early to mid-spring as growth resumes; avoid winter pruning that exposes new shoots to frost.
Propagation
PropagationTake semi-ripe or hardwood cuttings
Growing
GrowingNeeds fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally trouble free
Pests
Generally trouble free
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