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Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora · Shrub
Bottlebrush Buckeye is a moderate-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 and 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
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
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