Common names:
Red Buckeye
Scarlet Buckeye
Firecracker Plant

Botanical names:
Aesculus iaapvAccepted
Aesculus v iaaiprvva. paaSynonym

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 13
Leaves:Glaucous
Fruit:Indehiscent
Flowers:Showy
Flower Color:Green
Flower Time:Late winter and early spring
Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses:Dye production
Guardian plant
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant:Bees
Resistances:Squirrels
Toxicity:Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds:Days to germinate: Sweiubedldeea a eom on.ddlaisoneafoors isis r yp d tv
Pollinators:Beetles
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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Buckeye leaf color by arctangent Jan 11, 2020 9:20 PM 1

Comments:
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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 2, 2013 11:49 AM

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