How Do You Care For A Bottlebrush Buckeye Plant?
The bottlebrush buckeye plant–scientifically known as Aesculus parviflora–is a deciduous, multi-stemmed flowering shrub that exhibits white, brush-like flowers in midsummer, with foliage that is a burnished bronze color in the spring, dark green in the summer, and yellow in the fall. This versatile shrub is outstanding as a lawn specimen and in mass plantings and borders. Although it is native to Alabama, Georgia and northern Florida, the bottlebrush buckeye is hardy to zone 5, meaning it can survive temperatures that drop to 10 degrees below zero. By offering your bottlebrush buckeye the proper conditions and following some guidelines for planting and care, you can ensure that this showy shrub thrives in your yard. Select a planting site for your bottlebrush buckeye shrub that is in partial shade and has moist, loamy, acidic soil. A shady spot under some deciduous trees is ideal. Give it room to spread out; bottlebrush buckeye can grow to 12 feet high and 20 feet wide. Prepare the s