Buttonbush Sugar Shack

Sugar Shack® Butttonbush…………Cephalanthus occidentalis 'SMCOSS' PP #26,543; CPBR #5124

Common Name: Button Bush

Buttonbush has long been prized as a native, this new and exciting variety provides beauty all year long in a compact size! Glossy foliage emerges red, shifts to green, then burgundy in the fall. Highly fragrant white blooms in summer precede colorful red fruit in late summer. A spectacular landscape specimen. A magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds!

LIGHT: Filtered sun, Full sun, Partial sun

WATER: Allow soil to dry slightly before watering.

SIZE: Reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide.

Bloom Time: Summer

Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous

Special Features: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Compact Form

Problems/Solutions: Very Wet Areas

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Attributes: Fragrant, Showy Flowers