Sugar Shack Cephalanthus Occidentalis (Buttonbush) Plant

‘Sugar Shack’ is a buttonbush that always has something spectacular on display, from white sweet-scented flowers covered with butterflies in the summer, to bright red fruits all the way to winter. Buttonbush is a deciduous shrub with rounded habit. Fragrant white spherical flowers appear in mid-summer. Flower heads are unique looking, like pincushions, and are very attractive to bees, butterflies, and beneficial pollinators. Flower heads mature into hard, red colored, spherical fruits and stay attractive from late summer throughout the winter. Native to North America, Cephalanthus occidentalis will tolerate wet sites and excess moisture, and is best used in native pollinator plant gardens and low shrub borders. Sugar Shack may also be grown in patio containers. Plants bloom on new wood so pruning is best done in early spring. US Plant Patent #26,543.