Button Bush Live Stakes

Button bush live stakes for sale here are cuttings of Cephalanthus occidentalis, the native shrub with round white flowers like pincushions that grows happily with wet feet. We ship them in 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4 foot lengths, in packs of 100, 500 and 1000, for stream banks, pond edges, rain gardens and wholesale buyers who plant by the hundred.

Button Bush Size, Zones and Sun

A button bush that has found water keeps growing. Typical height is 5 to 8 feet, though 12 isn't unheard of, on a clump 3 to 6 feet across. It's good in zones 5 to 9. Give it sun, since shade means fewer flowers. The soil should be wet to moist, and the shrub can stand in water about 3 feet deep. Ground that stays dry is where it quits.

Button Bush Flowers and Fruit

From June through August the shrub carries round, creamy white flower heads that smell sweet and have long, pin-like styles sticking out. Hard, ball-shaped fruit heads follow and often hang on into winter.

Button Bush and Wildlife

Bees, butterflies like the eastern tiger swallowtail and hummingbirds visit the flowers. Songbirds and waterfowl eat the seed, and deer tend to leave it alone. Our buttonbush planting guide compares starting it from live stakes and from bare-root plants.

Where to Plant Button Bush Stakes

Think stream banks, pond edges, ditch lines, rain gardens and low ground that floods and drains. Set stakes about 3 feet apart in a staggered pattern for faster cover. The roots hold soil in place while the top growth shades the water's edge.

Planting Button Bush Live Stakes

Plant while the stakes are dormant, in late winter or early spring. Keep the cut ends moist, and a soak in water overnight helps. Push or drive each stake in buds-up with at least two-thirds of its length underground, tamp the soil firm and keep it damp. Our live stakes planting tips for wholesale buyers covers tools and timing.

Buying Button Bush Stakes in Bulk

At 3 feet apart a pack of 100 stakes lines about 300 feet of bank, 500 stakes cover 1,500 feet and 1000 reach 3,000. The longer 3-4 foot stakes reach deeper moisture on higher banks, while 1-2 foot stakes are lighter and faster to plant.

Good to Know About Button Bush

Moisture decides how a stake does, so plant where the soil stays damp through summer. If a planting goes in on a dry bank, water it until the roots take. Bark and leaves are toxic if eaten, so keep livestock away. Once settled, the shrub can be cut back hard in late winter and it regrows.

Button Bush for Pollinators and Bank Repair

One planting does two jobs. The roots stabilize a bank, and in summer the flowers become a pollinator stop. That's why restoration crews and rain garden builders keep ordering it.

Button Bush Live Stake Sizes, Packs and Shipping

Button bush live stakes ship in 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4 foot lengths, in packs of 100, 500 and 1000. Volume pricing available. Browse more wholesale live stakes.