This big shrub has become a gardener favorite here at the Columbus Garden School -- we've planted 5 of them ... so far. It's both wonderfully adaptable to soil types AND always a conversation starter when in bloom. During the pandemic, many people commented on its resemblance to the COVID virus! Thankfully, there is NO connection beyond appearance.
 
We grow it in full sun and areas of partial shade. It's truly happiest in places with wetter soil and can take standing water after rainstorms, but it spends most of the summer without extra water. Truly a happy-go-lucky plant that our deer leave alone.
 
"Buttonbush requires full sun to partial shade, and medium to wet soils. Buttonbush can tolerate flood conditions and shallow standing water for short periods of time. It does not do well in dry soils.  In natural settings, Buttonbush is often found in thickets, low woods, swamps, and stream margins, where older shrubs will have many branches and twisted trunks (see photos). Since it is tolerant of very wet soils, it is an ideal candidate for a rain garden or wetland restoration project. 
 
Growing up to 12' tall and 8' wide, this showy shrub is visited by many different species. The name of this shrub comes from the interesting flowers, which are arranged in small spheres with protruding anthers. Its tiny white flowers bloom all summer and are attractive to many different bee and butterfly species, including the swallowtail butterfly. Fruiting heads appear throughout the winter and are consumed by many waterfowl and shorebirds. Although the flowers and seeds are consumed, the foliage is poisonous to livestock and other animals.  (Description and photos via www.prairiemoon.com website.)
 
3-gallon buttonbush shrub: $25 
 
Pickup is at the Columbus Garden School, 1350 E. Cooke Rd, Columbus OH 43224. Arrange a pickup time before coming to CGS by sending text or email first.

Text 614-404-7236
Email info@ColumbusGardenSchool.com
 
Please pick up your plant(s) within 7 days of submitting your order. Plants not retrieved within 7 days of purchase are considered abandoned (no refunds) and will be donated at CGS discretion. 
 
Slight size differences in plant divisions. You choose your plant when you come for pickup (or let us pick for you). First come, first served! No holds without payment. When they're gone, they're GONE!