Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button-willow, Honey-bells Cephalanthus occidentalis

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Botanical Name:

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Family:

Rubiaceae

Genus:

Cephalanthus

Species:

occidentalis

Common Name:

Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button-willow, Honey-bells

Seeds Per Pound:
77,606
Quantity:
39.72 lb
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
97%
Height:
6-12 feet
Collection Locale:
Iowa
Dubuque County
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 39.72 lb
Prices
  • Cephalanthus occidentalis

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$4.95
1 oz (~ 4850 seeds)
$20.00
1 lb (~ 77606 seeds)
$70.00
1 kg (~ 171092 seeds)
$140.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: No pre-germination treatment required, sow immediately; surface sow and keep moist, tamp the soil,.
In a Nutshell:
* Cephalanthus occidentalis is a deciduous shrub or small tree that averages 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, but can reach 6 m (20 ft). more...
* Buttonbush is a handsome ornamental suited to wet soils and is also a honey plant. Ducks and other water birds and shorebirds consume the seeds. more...
* An easily grown plant, it prefers an open position in a moisture retentive or wet neutral to acid humus-rich soil.
* The inner bark has been chewed in the treatment of toothaches. more...