This native Indiana shrub can be found on the edge of standing water and in wetlands. In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to the buttonbush, which is ...

Fall is just around the corner, and some of my summer bloomers are beginning to wind down. But birds and other wildlife continue to need sustenance from plants, and I continue to need focal points in ...

One of my favorite destination plants when I kayak through local wetlands is buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). This is a very distinctive medium-sized native shrub, the distinctive part being ...

Evie finds Buttonbush at Spicer Lake Nature Preserve, with its round, spiky blooms and love for wet areas. This native shrub is a favorite among pollinators. Find out what Evie thinks these flowers ...

Fall is just around the corner, and some of my summer bloomers are beginning to wind down. But birds and other wildlife continue to need sustenance from plants, and I continue to need focal points in ...

Several years ago, my husband and I installed a deck in the back of our home. I wanted to plant something around it and I wanted native plantings that would be beneficial to pollinators and wildlife.

Los Angeles — For four years, Gabriel Trujillo trekked the breadth of the United States and south into Mexico in search of a flowering shrub called the common buttonbush. The plant is native to the ...