ShrubsBottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 8-12 ft × 8-15 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect white blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8-12 ft × 8-15 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Bottlebrush Buckeye is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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