Aesculus pavia - (Red Buckeye)

GARDEN SITE: Full Sun to Part Shade. Tolerates dry soils and poor soils, but prefers moist, fertile soils.

SIZE: 12-15 ft. tall Spread: 12-15 ft.

FLOWERS: Bright red blooms April-May

WILDLIFE: Attracts Hummingbirds

LARVAL HOST TO: American dagger moth

ZONE: 5-9

Clay Soil Tolerant. Attractive to hummingbirds. Foliage appreciates some afternoon shade in hot summer. Plant as a specimen flowering tree, screen or hedge. Seeds are toxic thus squirrels don’t eat them

About: Native from North Carolina south to Florida, west to central Texas, and as far north as Illinois, Red Buckeye is a handsome shrub or small tree with showy 6-10 inch long flower clusters of deep red in spring. The fine-toothed, glossy dark green leaves may drop by the end of summer, so place this shrub accordingly. Seeds and young shoots are poisonous.