
How to grow bottlebrush buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
When to plant bottlebrush buckeye
Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Bottlebrush Buckeye is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 96 to 180 in apart
- Sun
- Partial sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6
Common problems
- drought intolerance when young
- suckering spread
- poisonous nuts
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Aesculus parviflora (Bottlebrush Buckeye)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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