Sugar Shack® 2.0 Buttonbush
Sugar Shack® 2.0 Buttonbush is the small-space version of one of North America's most charming native shrubs, and a gold medalist to boot. Whimsical, pincushion-like white blooms (think floral fireworks) cover the plant in summer, drawing in bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds for a steady pollinator party. As the flowers fade, they're followed by jewel-toned red fruit and burgundy fall foliage, giving this shrub a remarkable three (sometimes four) seasons of interest.
Bred to be smaller and tidier than the wild species, Sugar Shack® 2.0 reaches just 3-4 feet tall and 3-4 wide, fitting neatly into modern borders, rain gardens, and pollinator beds where the full-size buttonbush is simply too big. Originally honored with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gold Medal Award in 2016, this refined improvement of the species offers improved size, better branching, and more reliable garden performance.
Native to eastern and central North America and right at home with wet feet, this is the ideal shrub for rain gardens, pond margins, low spots that occasionally flood, or any garden where you want to plant a pollinator magnet that earns its keep.
Description
Sugar Shack® 2.0 Buttonbush is the small-space version of one of North America's most charming native shrubs, and a gold medalist to boot. Whimsical, pincushion-like white blooms (think floral fireworks) cover the plant in summer, drawing in bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds for a steady pollinator party. As the flowers fade, they're followed by jewel-toned red fruit and burgundy fall foliage, giving this shrub a remarkable three (sometimes four) seasons of interest.
Bred to be smaller and tidier than the wild species, Sugar Shack® 2.0 reaches just 3-4 feet tall and 3-4 wide, fitting neatly into modern borders, rain gardens, and pollinator beds where the full-size buttonbush is simply too big. Originally honored with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gold Medal Award in 2016, this refined improvement of the species offers improved size, better branching, and more reliable garden performance.
Native to eastern and central North America and right at home with wet feet, this is the ideal shrub for rain gardens, pond margins, low spots that occasionally flood, or any garden where you want to plant a pollinator magnet that earns its keep.
