Aesculus parviflora
Common name: Bottlebrush Buckeye
A slow growing, large shrub that blooms around the fourth of July. Like no other shrub, the large candles of white blooms can really be a show stopper. A wide variety of interesting pollinators visit this plant both day and night. There are a number of requirements for this plant that need to be fulfilled if you wish to grow it. Bottlebrush needs moist, well drained soil in partial shade, though it does seem to do well in more sun as long as it is protected from the west, which is critical. The fruit are borne in early fall and are slightly smaller than other buckeyes.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Shrub
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic
Light exposure
High Canopy Shade (Usually from oaks), Partial Sun / Part Shade, Shade
Bloom period
Summer
Urban environment
Uncompacted Urban Soils, Requires Protected Site, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Moist Woods, Woodlands
Growth form
Shrubby/Clump, Low branched, Colonizing / Spreading
Growth rate
Slow
Flower color
White
Fall color
Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 8 Feet
- Mature width
- 8 Feet
- Max height
- 12 Feet
- Max width
- 15 Feet
Additional information
Great for Screening/Border Plantings Pollinator hot spot