BOTTLEBRUSH BUCKEYE

Aesculus parviflora

COLLECTION

Old Pinetum

FAMILY

Sapindaceae

PLANT TYPE

Deciduous shrub

ZONE

4-8

CULTURE

Low maintenance shrub that grows in well-drained soil in partial or full shade.

NOTEWORTHY CHARACTERISTICS

Native to the South but has naturalized along the East coast. A deciduous shrub in the Sapindaceae family that turns a beautiful shade of yellow in autumn. With space to grow, the shrub is a significant size and displays panicles of white flowers in mid-summer.

PROBLEMS

No serious insect or disease problems.
 

GARDEN USES

With space to grow, the shrub is a significant size and displays panicles of white flowers in mid-summer.  You can grow in groups in shrub borders.