Give your shade garden a dramatic mid-summer show with Aesculus parviflora (bottlebrush buckeye). You will notice its long, upright, bottlebrush-like flower panicles covered in creamy white tubular blooms with showy red anthers. The bold, palmately compound leaves add a lush woodland texture through the growing season, then turn yellow in fall for an extra season of interest.

Plan ahead for space. This is a multi-stemmed, suckering, colony-forming shrub that can slowly broaden over time, making it ideal for naturalized edges, woodland borders, and large foundation or shrub-border plantings where you can let it spread. At maturity it typically reaches about 8-10 feet tall (96-120 inches) and 8-10 feet wide (96-120 inches), with an open, mounded, spreading habit.

For best performance, plant it in rich, evenly moist, well-drained soil and keep it watered during establishment. It is well suited to partial shade and full shade, including dappled light beneath an open canopy. It also tolerates moist sites and can handle periodically wet ground, which makes it a strong choice near ponds, streams, or low areas that stay damp but not stagnant.

Wildlife will appreciate it too: the summer flowers are visited by pollinators and are noted for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Like other buckeyes, however, parts of the plant (especially the nuts/seeds) are considered poisonous if ingested, so site it thoughtfully in gardens with children and pets.

Specifications

• Cold hardiness zone: 5-8 (-20 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Part sun   Shade
• Mature height: 96-120"
• Spread: 96-120"
• Tolerant of: Wet Conditions
• Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
• Native to the U.S.: Yes

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