Buttonbush 'Crimson Comets'
Family: Rubiaceae (Bedstraw
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 5-9
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Height: 6-10 feet
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Spread: 6-10 feet
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Bloom Time: early to mid summer
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Bloom: bright white, fragrant, pincushion-like globular
flowers mature to round, crimson-red seed-filled fruits
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Light: full sun to part shade
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Soil: moist humusy soils; seed source
for songbirds; provider of nesting and cover;
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Moisture: medium to wet
· Use: shrub borders and hedges, wetlands, low spots, in shallow water at the edge of ponds or large water gardens; wildlife gardens; nectar provider for pollinators and hummingbirds; seed source for songbirds; provider of nesting and cover
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Care: pruning is usually not necessary,
but may be done in early spring to shape; if plants become unmanageable,
however, cut back near to the ground in early spring to revitalize
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Concerns: no serious insect of disease
problems
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Native to: species native to eastern and
southern North America and Cuba
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Notes: compact mounded bush of glossy
green foliage; foliage turns orange and red in fall; deer resistant
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Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Wet Garden D188
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