Jun 10, 2024 · Native to the southeast but adapted to a much larger area, bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) gets its name from showy, summer white blooms that resemble bottlebrushes and its dark, shiny, inedible seeds that remind you of chestnuts or buckeyes.

Bottlebrush buckeye is a handsome shrub that has memorable long fluffy white flower clusters in early July. It is useful as an understory planting in woodland gardens, as a specimen plant, or in a shrub border.

Aesculus parviflora. commonly called bottlebrush buckeye, is noted for being one of the best summer-flowering shrubs for shade areas. It is a dense, mounded, suckering, deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub which typically grows 6-12' tall.

Jul 10, 2024 · Bottlebrush buckeye’s prolific blooms and nectar are a favorite among hummingbirds (especially ruby-throated). It also supports numerous species of butterflies and moths as a larval host plant , plus its dense foliage offers …

Aug 17, 2024 · If you are looking for a stand-out shrub for your garden, consider the bottlebrush buckeye shrub. This stately bush grows to at least 8 feet (2.5 m) tall and twice as wide, with masses of huge, compound leaves on its slender branches.

Jul 12, 2024 · An uncommon plant with long seasonal interest, bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) is a southern U.S. native shrub. It attracts swallowtail butterflies with its wands of white flowers that bloom in summer.

Aesculus parviflora, the bottlebrush buckeye [3] or small-flowered buckeye, [2] is a species of suckering deciduous shrub in the family Sapindaceae. The species is native to the southeastern United States, where it is found primarily in Alabama and Georgia, with a disjunct population in South Carolina along the Savannah River.

Bottlebrush buckeye is a deciduous suckering shrub in the maple family (Sapindaceae) that is native to GA, AL, FL and SC. It can be found growing in moist rich woods and ravines. Although it is native to the southeast it is hardy to zone 5 and easily grown in NC.

Common Name (s): bottlebrush buckeye. Scientific Name: Aesculus parviflora. Family: Sapindaceae. Size: 8 — 12’ tall; 8 — 15’ wide. Hardiness: Zones 4—8. Leaves: palmately compound with 5 to 7 leaflets arranged opposite on the …

Bottlebrush buckeye is actually a type of bushy horse-chestnut tree that has more or less the same leaf and flower characteristics as its larger cousin. It thus makes for easy growing and care and will fit just as well in a shrub bed as it will as a standalone.