Evie finds Buttonbush at Spicer Lake Nature Preserve, with its round, spiky blooms and love for wet areas. This native shrub is a favorite among pollinators. Find out what Evie thinks these flowers ...

One of my favorite destination plants when I kayak through local wetlands is buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). This is a very distinctive medium-sized native shrub, the distinctive part being ...

The buttonbush has opened my eyes to a new aspect of gardening, photography and even just plain enjoyment. There is a series of books published about looking at and enjoying butterflies through ...

Not all shrubs flaunt flamboyant blooms or brightly-colored foliage. Instead, they are content to bloom modestly and offer attractive foliage while coming to the rescue of gardeners with difficult ...

* What it is: Buttonbush is a Pennsylvania-native flowering shrub that produces unusual, round, inch-wide white flowers from June through August. The flowers are surrounded by fine, soft projections ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Consider adding buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, ...