| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
|---|---|---|
|
Button Bush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Rubiaceae |
Wood – light, tough. Of no commercial value[229].
Cultivation & Habitat
Seed – we have no details on this plant but would suggest sowing the seed as soon as it is ripe in an acid compost in a cold frame. Sow stored seed in late winter in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of soft or semi-ripe wood, July in a frame[200].
Layering.
An easily grown plant[1], it prefers an open position in a moisture retentive or wet neutral to acid humus-rich soil[200]. Dislikes dryness at the roots[11]. A calcifuge plant, it dislikes alkaline soils[200]. Requires a sunny position[184].
Plants are hardy to about -25¡c[184].
A fast-growing but short-lived species in the wild[229].
The flowers, and the dried leaves, have a soft sweet fragrance like newly mown hay[245].
A good bee plant[149].
Plants are sometimes evergreen[200].
Eastern N. America – Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Minnesota and California
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