Aesculus sylvatica
painted buckeye
Notes:
Probably only hardy to USDA zone 6b. Protection suggested in borderline cases.
Highly poisonous in basically all parts.
USDA notes this as a high moisture use plant (dries out soil), and it also needs deep soil.
Sources: Dirr, Missouri BG, NCSU, USDA.
Tags:
attracts:bees
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
attracts:mammals
coarse texture
deer resistant
drought intolerant
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fall color notable
fast-growing
fire risk low
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
habit:rounded
habit:spreading/wide
long-lived
native:eastern North America
open canopy
part shade preferred
persistence:deciduous
poisonous
rich soil preferred
rich soil required
salt intolerant
showy flowers
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:naturalizing
use:specimen
water:regular
well-drained soil required
wind sensitive
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