Buttonbush vs Bracted Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Buttonbush vs Bracted Honeysuckle

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Lonicera involucrata

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Buttonbush
Bracted Honeysuckle

Buttonbush is a moisture loving shrub that provides year round interest.

It has round, fragrant flowers resembling small buttons or pincushions. The flowers transform into small reddish-brown fruit that persists into winter while the leaves take on shades of red in fall.

Providing essential food to bees, butterflies, and other insects, this shrub is versatile. Try it in your next shrub border.

Bracted Honeysuckle is a shade loving shrub that is distinguishable from other honeysuckles by its square stem and pointed leaves. Native to most of North America, this honeysuckle is found along swamps, rivers, riparian zones and moist wooded areas.

If you have a erosion control project in mind, consider Bracted Honeysuckle.

Buttonbush Quick Facts

Bracted Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 4a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: shiny, purple-black berries produced in pairs
Flowers: large, white, spherical
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium




Other Names: bearberry honeysuckle, black twinberry, twinberry