
Bottlebrush Buckeye
- Botanical Name
- Aesculus parviflora
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 8 to 12 feet
- Width
- 8 to 15 feet
- Flowers
- June-July: white 4.5 inch petals with long thread-like pinkish white stamens that protrude 1 inch from the flowers, red anthers; borne on 8 to 12 inch cylindrical panicles
- Fruit
- Pear shaped dehiscent capsules containing a polished brown seed
- Fall Color
- Yellow-green to yellow
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, prefers acidic but is adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Transplant balled and burlapped or from a container in early spring
- Pruning is seldom necessary when sited in the correct location for size
- Can be rejuvenated by pruning to the ground
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Aesculus parviflora var. serotina - flowers up to 3 weeks later than the species, leafs out later than the species and grows larger (to 20' tall)
- A. parviflora var. serotina 'Rogers' - very large inflorescences (18 to 30 inches), larger scale than the species (up to 20' tall)
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