Cephalanthus occidentalis Open House long-lasting fruit can be enjoyed

long-lasting fruit can be enjoyed close at hand

Fragrance accounts for the wandering

The differences in flavor and color come from the timing of the harvest and the way the leaves are handled afterward: green tea from the youngest leaves

The effect is fresh and a little old-fashioned at once

Cephalanthus occidentalis Open House long-lasting fruit can be enjoyedButtonbush is a rounded, deciduous native shrub, easily trained as a small multi stemmed tree, grown for the curious globe shaped flowers that give the plant its name. From early summer into fall, creamy white pincushion balls about an inch across stud the branches, each a sphere of tiny tubular flowers with projecting styles that lend a fireworks effect, intensely fragrant and alive with bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. A plant of wet places