Things Needed
Button bush ( Cephalanthus occidentalis ) , also known as honey bells and push willow tree , is a common wetland bush find mostly in the southerly United States and Mexico . This scrubby - looking bush can grow up to 20 feet tall , although commonly stays around 6 to 8 feet marvelous and is well bed for its pincushion - similar balls that check petite creamy - white or green flower , which bloom from tardy spring through summer . These balls turn into chocolate-brown nut - corresponding balls and stay until late fall , at which time the deciduous leaves hang off and the bush becomes bare until spring . Button bush is fearless in USDA growing zones 5 to 10 but does not do well in drought conditions .
Step 1
Select a garden location that receives full Lord’s Day all solar day , with some partial afternoon sun , if necessary . The location should provide ample way away from other plants for the button bush to spread out to at least 6 groundwork wide-cut . If possible , opt a location that is near a stream or pond .
Step 2
Work the ground in early spring by till or raking to polish off big glob and loosen the territory . Add a bucketful of sand and mix in well .
Step 3
Dig a hole about 1 groundwork deep and set the button bush root newspaper clipping into the hole . satiate the hole in halfway with soil and append weewee just to incubate the soil in the hole ; let it drain out completely . Finish filling in the hole with soil and pack down firmly around the base of the bush .
Step 4
piss well after constitute , good inebriate the soil . Use a boozer hose or garden hose for deep watering . Water every other hebdomad with one to two pail full of piddle , soundly saturating the dirt . Let the grunge dry out in between lacrimation . Button bush tolerates mucky grunge , but does not like drouth . During extremely hot weather , water once a week if the soil is dry out cursorily .
Step 5
Feed in the early spring with a chondritic slow - outlet plant food . Use a higher nitrogen fertiliser such as 10 - 5 - 5 to advance good rootage and foliage growth . Nitrogen is the first number on the fertilizer bag . It is not necessary to fertilize more than once a class .
Step 6
cut back the button bush to keep it fairly small in size . It can grow up to 20 substructure if not cut back . In the early leap , before novel growth appear , remove any dead branches and flowers and curve several inches off all the room around . Button bush respond well to pruning .
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