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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 4 feet to 8 feet
Plant Spread: 5 feet to 8 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Glossy
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Other Beneficial Insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Parentage: Found in a native stand of cephalanthus o. by Steve Bieberich

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Common names
  • Buttonbush

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Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2023-07-29
Loving the heavy rains this year!
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2023-07-27
Heat this year gave me buds ++ but rain is spoiling many :-(
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2022-08-02
Second year in this spot and loving the extra moisture
Location: Brownstown PA 17508
Date: 2020-07-09
Location: St Louis
Date: 2010-07-25
Location: St Louis
Date: 2010-07-25
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-10-08
Fall foliage of young plant
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