Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
A suckering buckeye that lights up summer shade with foot-tall white flower spikes. One of the best native shrubs for dry shade under high canopy.
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 8–12 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~33 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, GA, IL, MA, NC, SC
Related native plants
More Aesculus species
- California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
- Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
- Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
- Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava)