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Bottlebrush Buckeye

Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)
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Bottlebrush Buckeye in flower
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Aesculus parviflora

Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.

White flower candles in deep shade

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Light
Part shade–shade
Moisture
Medium
Mature size
8–12 ft
Spacing
10 ft
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Jun–Jul
How it spreads
Colony shrub
What to buy
A container shrub. Buy it for the size of the colony, not the pot.
When to plant
Apr or Sep

In the design

The north-side shrub when you want flowers and you do not want a yew hedge. It suckers into a grove. Nuts are not food.

Handle with care

Nuts are not food.

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Reference details
Conservatism value
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Wetland indicator
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