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Five North American native shrubs for the garden

Discover five North American native shrubs that support pollinators, feed songbirds and add beauty to your garden year-round.
Fall is just around the corner, and some of my summer bloomers are beginning to wind down. But birds and other wildlife continue to need sustenance from plants, and I continue to need focal points in ...
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One of my favorite destination plants when I kayak through local wetlands is buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). This is a very distinctive medium-sized native shrub, the distinctive part being ...
Buttonbush, or Cephalanthus occidentalis, is a much-branched, native shrub which grows 6-12 feet, or occasionally taller. Glossy, dark-green leaves are in pairs or in threes, on stalks, with narrow, ...
De relativement petite taille et de forme arrondie, le Cephalanthus occidentalis ne dépasse pas les 3-4 m de hauteur dans nos régions. Sa structure très ramifiée dès la base, son écorce quelque peu ...
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