One of my favorite destination plants when I kayak through local wetlands is buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). This is a very distinctive medium-sized native shrub, the distinctive part being ...

Fall is just around the corner, and some of my summer bloomers are beginning to wind down. But birds and other wildlife continue to need sustenance from plants, and I continue to need focal points in ...

Fall is just around the corner, and some of my summer bloomers are beginning to wind down. But birds and other wildlife continue to need sustenance from plants, and I continue to need focal points in ...

Buttonbush, or Cephalanthus occidentalis, is a resilient shrub that many gardeners value for both utility and beauty. As you can see in the images here, this shrub is easily discernible by its white ...

Q. I have a small colony of buttonbush shrubs planted in a wet area of my wooded lot. Is it necessary to prune them to keep them in bounds? –George Samuels, Woodstock A. Each buttonbush (Cephalanthus ...

Buttonbush, or Cephalanthus occidentalis, is a much-branched, native shrub which grows 6-12 feet, or occasionally taller. Glossy, dark-green leaves are in pairs or in threes, on stalks, with narrow, ...

Until evidence supports a cultivars’ ability to support wildlife, like its straight species counterpart, a straight species ...