Buttonbush vs Morden Blush Rose - TreeTime.ca

Buttonbush vs Morden Blush Rose

Rosa Morden Blush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

CUSTOM GROW

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Buttonbush

The Morden Blush Rose has white flowers with shell pink overtones with a tea-like scent. The double-flowers bloom in spring and summer, emerging from distinctive pink buds. The foliage is dark green and glossy, turning yellow in the fall, with tomato-orange rose hips.

The Morden Blush Rose is popular for its cold-hardiness, and is also resistant to disease.

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.

Morden Blush Rose Quick Facts

Buttonbush Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: high
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: orange-red hips
Flowers: blush pink, peach
Flowers: large, white, spherical
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB