FREE: 40 Honeyball Bush seeds.

how big do they get , and it it like a moon flower plant growing , and what kind of flowers ,

Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush or Honeyball, is an attractive large woody shrub with showy, fragrant ball-shaped flower heads.Plant Button Bush shrubs in sunny, moist soil near a pond or stream or along a lake shore for protection from erosion caused by waves. The seeds of our native common buttonbush seeds are eaten by ducks and numerous other water birds and the fragrant flowers are a favorite nectar source for butterflies.Cephalanthus occidentalis Button Bush shrub provides excellent nesting area for songbirds.,(Madder FamilyButtonbush is an obligate wetland shrub suitable for wetland restoration,created wetlands,.has exceptional wildlife benefits.The seed is eaten by eight species of waterfowl and the twigs by three species of mammals.Buttonbush is a host plant for the Sphinx moth. Description--Buttonbush is a large, multi-stemmed shrub that grows to a mature height of twelve feet It has opposite, entire leaves 2-6 inches long and 1-3 inches wide.They are glabrous and green above.The flowers occur in dense, round, 1 inch diameter clusters which bloom from June to September.The seed matures in the round clusters that resemble those of the sycamore tree.This plant spreads by seed dispersal and resulting seedling establishment.Adaptation and Distribution--Buttonbush is best adapted to shorelines and swamps with saturated soil and full sunlight.It will tolerate water depths up to three feet. Flowering is poor in the shade or in dry soils.-One year old seedlings or rooted cuttings can be established at a two foot spacing for erosion control,or a wider spacing for wetland mitigation or habitat development. Controlling competition during the first growing season is the biggest establishment challege. Unrooted cuttings can beestablished by pushing cuttings into the soil one foot apart for erosion control or wider for mitigration. Plants on areas with fluctuating water levels may need debris cleared out of the canopy.USDA plant hardiness zones 2 to 9.

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