Buttonbush vs Morden Sunrise Rose - TreeTime.ca

Buttonbush vs Morden Sunrise Rose

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Rosa Morden Sunrise

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Buttonbush
Morden Sunrise Rose

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.

The Morden Sunrise Rose is a popular shrub due to its yellow blooms that fade to a peachy-pink later in the summer and fall. These double flowers are lightly-scented and emerge from distinctive orange flower buds. It has a compact habit of growth, making this a refined addition to your garden.

The Morden Sunrise Rose has glossy green foliage during the spring and summer months, with leaves turning yellow in the fall. It produces showy orange rose hips in mid to late fall, and is quite disease resistant.

Buttonbush Quick Facts

Morden Sunrise Rose Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3b
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Flowers: large, white, spherical
Flowers: peach/pink, yellow center
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: high
Suckering: low
Suckering: low