Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
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Red buckeye has red flowers, and its palmately compound leaves have 5 leaflets. Blooms April through June.
Red buckeye is a shrub or, at most, a small tree that will grow 10 to 20 feet. Spikes of showy red flowers, 4-8 in. long, are pollinated by ruby-throated hummingbirds in spring, and also attract native bees. Foliage drops naturally in late summer. Brown, egg-shaped fruit in the fall. Usually drops leaves early, but can be yellow-orange-red. Squirrels eat the nuts.
Very easy to grow in moist soil. Grows best in rich soil in filtered shade. Tolerates brief flooding.
A good accent plant for large shaded areas. Works well as an understory shrub or at the front edge of a wooded area.
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