General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: Bright Red
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: #26543

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Sugar Shack™
Cultivar name: 'SMCOSS'
Common names
  • Buttonbush

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Plant Events from our members
MunchkinsMom On September 9, 2016 Transplanted
22" Pot Near Bridge
MunchkinsMom On July 26, 2016 Potted up
Repotted into 1 gallon pot
MunchkinsMom On June 16, 2016 Obtained plant
Burpee $13.96 2 1/2" Pot
MunchkinsMom On June 8, 2016 Miscellaneous Event
Ordered from Burpee
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