| Description | Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) A plant that likes moist areas and has an unusual button-like flower. |
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| Pronunciation | (sef-uh-LAN-thus)(ok-sih-den-TAY-liss) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | prefers moist to wet |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist to wet |
| Flowers | creamy white, consist of a crowded head of tubular flowers |
| Leaves | opposite, simple, glossy, green during the growing season and yellowish green to yellow in the fall, acuminate shape |
| Dimensions | Reaches 6 by 6 or greater forming a multistemmed rounded spreading shrub. |
| Maintenance | rejuvenation pruning |
| Propagation | soft wood cuttings |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Greek words cephalo (head) and anthos (flower). AKA: Buttonbush, Common Buttonbush, Button-willow, Honey-bells |
| Author's Notes | Physically looks a lot like the shrubby Dogwoods. But is easily separated from each other when they flower. |
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