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Estimated Height at Pickup: 1-2', 1 gal.

A small buckeye with showy red spring flowers, wonderful for understory of a woodland edge! The early blooms are pollinated by hummingbirds, and often planted with them in mind. Prefers part sun to bright shade, but tolerates the lower end of full sun as long as soils don’t dry out. Rich, moist to medium woodland soils preferred.

Pollination: 2+ individuals likely needed.

Light: Part Sun/Shade, Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic

Soil Type: Loam

Height: 6’-24’

Width: 6’-15’

Bloom Color: Red

Bloom Time: Apr-May

Fruit: Seed capsules containing multiple nuts ripen and split in fall.

Fall Color: Brown

Root Type: ?

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract hummingbirds. Hosts a few small insects. Nuts and foliage are toxic to mammals, so rarely eaten.

Notes: Plants may flower as early as their second or third year.