Flowering TreesMexican Buckeye
Ungnadia speciosa
Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 7-9, that matures to about 8-15ft × 6-12ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained soil. Expect purple and pink blooms in spring. It attracts bees, stands up well to drought and heat.
- USDA zones
- 7-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 8-15ft × 6-12ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Purple, Pink
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees
- Tough against
- Drought, Heat
- Native to
- Texas, N Mexico
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Mexican Buckeye is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), 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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