Buttonbush  Cephalanthus occidentalis 
                                                                                                                © USDA, NRCS from the PLANTS website
 
Common Name Buttonbush
Scientific Name Cephalanthus occidentalis
Height/ Width 6'-12' / 12'-20' 
Shape  globular or mound 
Sun/Shade Very shade intolerant. Needs full sun
Leaf Color green in summer
Soil Wide range, best in moist, saturated.  pH 6.1-8.5 
Disease Susceptibility Infrequent leaf spots, powdery mildew, rusts, San Jose scale 
Wildlife Value Seed eaten by waterfowl; twigs by mammals.
 Notes Resistant to soil compaction. Poisonous leaves.  Seed disperses by wind.

 
 
  Prairie Nursery Heartland Restoration Enders Taylor Creek Possibility Place
Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog		 $6.00/oz
$80.00/lb		 X

Information on Cephalanthus occidentalis:
- USDA's PLANTS database.  Fact Sheet: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=CEPOCC
- Hightshoe, Gary L. Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1988
- Dirr, Michael A. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses.  3rd edition.  Champaign: Stipes Pub. Co.  1983.