PL#4246
Sugar Shack 2.0
Cephalanthus occidentalis 'SMNCMBH'
A new and improved version of an award-winning buttonbush. The original Sugar Shack® buttonbush was beloved for its refined compact habit, glossy foliage, and showy red fruit. Sugar Shack® 2.0 Cephalanthus occidentalis has all that and more, with an even tidier and more compact habit and lots more flowers. The round, fragrant, white flowers have ample nectar for the swallowtails, monarchs, painted ladies, admirals, skippers, and more! This native shrub is truly a pollinator magnet! In fall, those whimsical, round flowers transform into the showy red seedheads gardeners know and love, adding some fall interest to the garden.
Public reference
- Genus
- Cephalanthus
- Species
- occidentalis
- Cultivar
- SMNCMBH
- Trade name
- SUGAR SHACK 2.0
- Hardiness zones
- 4–10 (USDA)
- Mature height
- 3–4 ft
- Mature width
- 3–4 ft
- Description
- A new and improved version of an award-winning buttonbush. The original Sugar Shack® buttonbush was beloved for its refined compact habit, glossy foliage, and showy red fruit. Sugar Shack® 2.0 Cephalanthus occidentalis has all that and more, with an even tidier and more compact habit and lots more flowers. The round, fragrant, white flowers have ample nectar for the swallowtails, monarchs, painted ladies, admirals, skippers, and more! This native shrub is truly a pollinator magnet! In fall, those whimsical, round flowers transform into the showy red seedheads gardeners know and love, adding some fall interest to the garden.
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- Deciduous / evergreen
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- Drought tolerant
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- Flood tolerant
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- Deer resistant
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- Rodent resistant
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- Thornless
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- Has seed pods
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- Asexual propagation forbidden
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