
Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis
Cute as a button? Buttonbush has white, ball-shaped blooms. The red fruit follows later in the summer. The foliage emerges red, then turns green, and finally burgundy in the fall.
Habitat: Growing near a pond in a mixed forest
Adapts well to multiple conditions. The bright red fruit of C. Sugar Shack

''Cephalanthus occidentalis'' is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to eastern and southern North America. Common names include buttonbush, common buttonbush, button-willow and honey-bells.
Similar species: Gentianales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Sep 1, 2019. Captured Aug 31, 2019 11:38 in 38 Dunbarton Rd, Concord, NH 03301, USA.