Cephalanthus occidentalis
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Cephalanthus occidentalis
Michael Dirr
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Cephalanthus occidentalis (click for large image)
Button-willow, Buttonbush, Honey Bells
Common Names:
  • Button-willow
  • Buttonbush
  • Honey Bells
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Origin:

  New Brunswick to Florida, west to southern Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, southern New Mexico, Arizona and central California  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to wet conditions.
Dirr says: "best adapted to moist situations and in cultivation is averse to dryness. Probably best reserved for wet areas in a naturalized situation. Have seen it growing in water and seems to prosper in such habitats."

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 5 to Zone 12

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Summer

Dirr says: "crowded in globular heads in June, July and August"  

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green and green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Winter
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a grouping plant.

Other:

  Attracts Butterflies
 
Cephalanthus occidentalis is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAlsip, IL
American Canyon, CAAngwin, CAAntioch, CA
Azusa, CABaldwin Park, CABaltimore, MD
Bayside, NYBell Gardens, CABell, CA
Beverly Hills, CABronx, NYBrooklyn, NY
Brownsville, TXCanton, MIChicago, IL
Chino Hills, CAChino, CACicero, IL
City Of industry, CAClaremont, CACorona, CA
Corona, NYDanville, CAEast Elmhurst, NY
Elmhurst, NYElmwood Park, ILEssex, CA
Evergreen Park, ILFawnskin, CAFlushing, NY
Fontana, CAForest Falls, CAForest Hills, NY
Fountain Valley, CAFresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MD
Glendora, CAGuasti, CAGwynn Oak, MD
Hacienda Heights, CAHawthorne, CAHermosa Beach, CA
Hialeah, FLHollywood, FLHunt Valley, MD
Huntington Park, CAIrvine, CAJackson Heights, NY
La Puente, CALittle Neck, NYLong Beach, CA
Los Angeles, CALudlow, CAMaspeth, NY
Middle Village, NYModesto, CAMoreno Valley, CA
Morgantown, WVNew York, NYNorthridge, CA
Norwalk, CAOakland Gardens, NYPacoima, CA
Palmdale, CAPearblossom, CAPhelan, CA
Philadelphia, PAPikesville, MDPinon Hills, CA
Rancho Cucamonga, CARancho Santa margarita, CARandsburg, CA
Red Mountain, CARedlands, CARego Park, NY
Reseda, CARialto, CARidgecrest, CA
Ridgewood, NYRimforest, CARiverdale, IL
Rowland Heights, CASan Francisco, CASanta Ana, CA
South Gate, CASparrows Point, MDStaten Island, NY
Taylor, MITemperance, MITowson, MD
Trenton, MITustin, CAWayne, MI
Westland, MIWestminster, CAWhitmore Lake, MI
Woodside, NY
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