$15.00
6-15 foot tall native deciduous shrub or small tree. Bees and Butterflies are attracted to its white flowers in the summer. Thrives in wet to average soil. Tolerates seasonal flooding. Sun or part-shade. Blooms on new wood, treat as perennial (cut to ground in winter) where space is limited. Propagation Source: native populations: Beaufort Co., SC
Description
6-15 foot tall handsome native deciduous shrub to small tree is covered with white to pale pink blooms from June to September attracting Butterflies, Bees and Moths. It is a good honey plant for beekeepers. Fruit turns red after ripening. Ducks and other waterbirds eat the seeds. Leaves are reddish when they open but turn a glossy green. Thrives in wet to average circumneutral soil. Tolerates seasonal flooding. Sun or part-shade. Blooms on new wood, treat as perennial (cut to ground in winter) where space is limited. It is native to the following US states and Canadian provinces: USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KS , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Canada: NB , NS , ON , PE , QC. It is also native to Mexico, Central America and Cuba. We propagated our plants from Native Populations in Beaufort County, S
The flowers are sweetly fragrant. Afterwards, the flowerheads are replaced by spherical seedheads that turn red and eventually dark brown at maturity. Each flower is replaced by a small dry fruit that is narrowly obpyramidal (like a narrow upside-down pyramid). This fruit contains 2 cells, each cell containing a single seed (occasionally, one of the cells is empty). The root syst
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Growing Conditions
Water Use: High
Light Requirement: Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist , Wet
Soil pH: Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Cold Tolerant: yes
Soil Description: Limestone-based, Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay
Conditions Comments: Common buttonbush is a spreading, multi-branched shrub or sometimes small tree with many branches (often crooked and leaning), irregular crown, balls of white flowers resembling pincushions, and buttonlike balls of fruit. Buttonbush is a handsome ornamental suited to wet soils and is also a honey plant. Ducks and other water birds and shorebirds consume the seeds.
Benefit
Use Ornamental: Showy, Attractive, Blooms ornamental, Fruits ornamental, Bog or pond area, Aromatic, Water garden
Use Wildlife: Nectar-butterflies, Nectar-bees, Nectar-insects, Fruit-birds
Warning: The poisonous foliage of this abundant and widespread species is unpalatable to livestock. The bitter bark has served in home remedies, but its medicinal value is doubtful.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Fragrant Flowers: yes
Attracts: Birds , Butterflies
Nectar Source: yes
Deer Resistant: Moderate
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Bumble Bees
Special Value to Honey Bees
This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)
| Titan sphinx (Aellopos titan)  Adult Food Source |
Hydrangea sphinx (Darapsa versicolor)  Adult Food Source |
Propagation
Prairie swales; lake, marsh, creek & swamp margins; dry, limestone bluffs
Benefit
Use Ornamental: Showy, Attractive, Blooms ornamental, Fruits ornamental, Bog or pond area, Aromatic, Water garden
Use Wildlife: Nectar-butterflies, Nectar-bees, Nectar-insects, Fruit-birds
Warning: The poisonous foliage of this abundant and widespread species is unpalatable to livestock. The bitter bark has served in home remedies, but its medicinal value is doubtful.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Fragrant Flowers: yes
Attracts: Birds , Butterflies
Nectar Source: yes
Deer Resistant: Moderate
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Bumble Bees
Special Value to Honey Bees
This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)
| Hydrangea sphinx (Darapsa versicolor) Adult Food Source |
Propagation
Additional information
| Size | Qt pot, 3.5" pot, 1 gallon |
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