Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush

Family: Bedstraw (Rubiaceae)


Lifespan: Perennial

Height: 90-300 cm

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: 8 mm long in clusters about 3.8 cm in diameter

Bloom Season: June-August

Fruit: Round cluster of brown, cone-shaped nutlets

Conditions: Swamps, borders of ponds and streams

Sunlight: Full or Part Sun

Moisture: Wet or dry sites with occassional flooding

The flowers are honey-scented


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