Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) 3 GAL
Fall Species
This Species is typically available during our Fall Sale Preorders in August, and/or the in-person Fall Sale Mid-September through Mid-October at Geist Nursery in Fishers, IN.
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This species is not available this year. We hope to see it next Fall!
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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.
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