Sugar Shack® ('SMCOSS') Buttonbush is a more compact version of our interesting native Cephalanthus. The white puffball flowers appear in mid to late summer, attracting butterflies and other pollinators. The blooms are followed by red mace shaped fruit and burgundy foliage in the fall, providing food for wildlife as well as visual interest. Buttonbush is a host plant for titan sphinx moths and hydrangea sphinx moth caterpillars. Cephalanthus is very wet site tolerant (we first saw it while canoeing as little children), so it is an excellent bog, bioswale or rain garden shrub.
Height
4 Feet
Spread
4 Feet
Bloom Color
White
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Current Availability
Qty Avail
Description
Comments
Future Crop
Future Crop Ready Date
196
Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack #3 18-24" (NATIVE-white)
Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes
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Erosion Control
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Fragrant - Flower
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Fruit - Ornamental
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Native
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Rain Garden Plants
Soil Conditions
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Average
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Moist
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Sandy
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Wet
Bloom Time
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Summer
Exposure
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Sun
Attracts Wildlife
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Attracts Butterflies
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Attracts Pollinators
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Food Source for Wildlife
Tolerance
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Clay Soil Tolerant
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Salt Tolerant
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Wet Site Tolerant
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