Sugar Shack 2.0 buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack 2.0'
PW New 2026
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry or moist or wet soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Irregular
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sugar Shack 2.0' buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack 2.0') is a shrub for pollinator gardens, meadows, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It blooms with fragrant flowers from early to late summer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds all visit it.
Pairs well with Big bluestem, Magnus coneflower, and False indigo.