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Common Buttonbush (Cephalanthus Occidentalis) Native Growing Regions: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Wisconsin

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Cephalanthus
• Family: Rubiaceae
• Order: Rubiales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
• Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
• National Wetland Indicator Status: OBL
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(OBL) 2(OBL) 3(OBL) 5(OBL) 6(OBL) 7(OBL) 8(OBL) 0(OBL)
• Active Growth Period: Spring
• Allelopath: No
• Bloat: None
• C:N Ratio: Medium
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: No
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Color: White
• Flower Conspicuous: Yes
• Foliage Color: Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
• Foliage Texture: Coarse
• Fruit/Seed Color: White
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
• Growth Form: Multiple Stem
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 20
• Height Mature (feet): 20
• Leaf Retention: No
• Lifespan: Short
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: Yes
• Shape and Orientation: Erect
• Toxicity: None
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: High
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
• Cold Stratification Required: No
• Drought Tolerance: Medium
• Fertility Requirement: Low
• Fire Tolerance: Medium
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 150
• Hedge Tolerance: None
• Moisture Use: High
• pH (Minimum): 5.3
• pH (Maximum): 8.5
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 1746
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 2700
• Precipitation (Minimum): 28
• Precipitation (Maximum): 65
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 14
• Salinity Tolerance: Low
• Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): -33
• Bloom Period: Spring
• Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Winter
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
• Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: Yes
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: Yes
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
• Seedling Vigor: High
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: None

Common Buttonbush (Cephalanthus Occidentalis)

Cephalanthus Occidentalis, or more commonly know as Common Buttonbush, is a tree shrub with green foliage and white flowers of the genus Cephalanthus. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 20 feet at maturity. It’s duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring, blooms during spring and is tolerant of shade. Cephalanthus Occidentalis or Common Buttonbush‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Tags: Cephalanthus, Dicot, Green, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Moderate, Multiple Stem, Perennial, Rubiaceae, Rubiales, Tree Shrub

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