ornamental shrub
Buttonbush
A native shrub for pond edges and rain gardens; a magnet for pollinators.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a-9a
- Sun
- full, partial
- Soil
- loam, clay
- Water
- high
- Goals
- Low-maintenance natives, Pollinators & wildlife
Harvest & Use
spherical white pincushion flowers in summer
Useful search phrase: buttonbush plant.
Plant Relationships
Plant guild Medium
Wet-site plants can anchor rain gardens and low spots together where average garden perennials would struggle.