Description

Latin name: Cephalanthus occidentalis

Common Name: Buttonbush ‘Sugar Shack’

Type: Deciduous shrub

Family: Rubiaceae

Native Range: North America, Cuba

Zone: 5 to 9

Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet

Spread: 3.00 to 4.00 feet

Bloom Time: June

Bloom Description: White

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium to wet

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Rain Garden

Flower: Showy, Fragrant

Attracts: Butterflies

Fruit: Showy

Other: Winter Interest

Tolerate: Erosion, Wet Soil

Plant information from the Missouri Botanical Garden