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Buttonbush Sugar Shack

Common Name: Buttonbush

Botanical Name: Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack

Variety: Sugar Shack

Blossom Color: White

Bloom Time: Early to Late Summer

Zone: 4 to 10

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade

Mature Height: 4-5'

Mature Width: 4-5'

Notes: Sugar Shack® cephalanthus is half the size of conventional varieties, making it much more friendly to residential landscapes. Large, fragrant, orb-shaped blooms in summer become ornamental red fruit, which persists through fall. Glossy foliage and widely adaptable.