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  8. Buttonbushes
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Top native buttonbushes

2 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Moist 1 Wet 1

Water use

High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Compaction 1 Erosion 1 Fire 1 Heat 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Irregular 1 Multi stemmed 1 Open 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Shrub 2 Perennial 1 Tree 1
  • Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis caterpillars 17 hosts 1 food 11 flowers 77
  • Mexican Buttonbush Cephalanthus salicifolius caterpillars 3 flowers 7

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