SMCOSS buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis 'SMCOSS'
USDA zones4 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size3 to 4 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Irregular
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Smcoss' buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Smcoss') is a shrub for pollinator gardens, meadows, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for deer. White fragrant blooms open from early to late summer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds all visit it.
Pairs well with Switchgrass, Wild bergamot, and Great blue lobelia.