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NC Native Plant Society:
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Aesculus parviflora

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Scientific Name:

Aesculus parviflora

Genus:

Aesculus

Species Epithet:

parviflora

Common Name:

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Hippocastanaceae (Horse-Chestnut Family)

Native/Alien:

S.E. Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

6-12 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Moist

Bloom Time:

May

Habitat Description:

Mesic forests on bluffs and in ravines (the SC occurrence is on Fall Line river bluffs, with shaley, subcalcareous soils). A waif in NC (occasionally escaped from cultivation).

Leaf Arrangement:

Opposite

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Compound

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Important for Wildlife

Landscape Value:

Highly Recommended and Available

State Rank:

(*Key)

Global Rank:

G3 - Vulnerable (*Key)

State Status:

(*Key)

Emerging inflorescence in April

Home garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Aesculus parviflora. You will likely hear them called Bottlebrush Buckeye. This picture shows the Emerging inflorescence in April of Aesculus parviflora

Bettina Darveaux

Flower buds in June

Home garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Aesculus parviflora. You will likely hear them called Bottlebrush Buckeye. This picture shows the Flower buds in June of Aesculus parviflora

Bettina Darveaux

Flower spike attracts many insects end of June into early July

Home garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Aesculus parviflora. You will likely hear them called Bottlebrush Buckeye. This picture shows the Flower spike attracts many insects end of June into early July of Aesculus parviflora

Bettina Darveaux

Large shrub. Because sited in a sunnier location than it prefers, the palmately compound leaves tend to droop. Progression of flowering on the spike is from the bottom to the tip.

Home garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Aesculus parviflora. You will likely hear them called Bottlebrush Buckeye. This picture shows the Large shrub. Because sited in a sunnier location than it prefers, the palmately compound leaves tend to droop. Progression of flowering on the spike is from the bottom to the tip. of Aesculus parviflora

Bettina Darveaux

Developing fruit at the end of July

Home garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Aesculus parviflora. You will likely hear them called Bottlebrush Buckeye. This picture shows the Developing fruit at the end of July of Aesculus parviflora

Bettina Darveaux

Mature fruit in mid-September. The fruit is a leathery capsule containing 1-3 large, shiny, seeds.

Garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Aesculus parviflora. You will likely hear them called Bottlebrush Buckeye. This picture shows the Mature fruit in mid-September. The fruit is a leathery capsule containing 1-3 large, shiny, seeds. of Aesculus parviflora

Bettina Darveaux

Mature seeds released from capsule

Garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Aesculus parviflora. You will likely hear them called Bottlebrush Buckeye. This picture shows the Mature seeds released from capsule of Aesculus parviflora

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/aesculus-parviflora/
 

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=AEPA2
 
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