Sugar Shack Cephalanthus
Sugar Shack Cephalanthus
Sugar Shack Cephalanthus
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Plant Features
Sugar Shack® Cephalanthus Plants bring a handy compact version of this unique tree that loves wet soil! Got an area of your yard that tends to have standing water or soggy soil? This is the shrub for you. The otherworldly pincushion blooms attract butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. They harden and turn red later in the season. Commonly called: Buttonbush
Cephalanthus Companion Plants: Coreopsis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia
Plant Characteristics
Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Flower Color: White
Mature Plant Size: 5-feet tall x 5-feet wide
Habit: Upright
Foliage Color: Green
Plant Needs
Light Level: Full to Part Sun (4-6+ hours with afternoon sun)
Overwinter Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Soil Moisture: Moist to Wet
Fertilizer: When transplanted and then once every Spring
