Late Bottlebrush Buckeye
This natural variant of the bottlebrush buckeye grows to 10 to 15 feet in height and has a wide-spreading (15 feet) habit. Use this versatile shrub as a specimen or in the home landscape shrub border. This very outstanding shrub flowers in August when few other shrubs are in bloom. White petals with reddish-pink anthers and stamens are borne in panicles that are 2 to 3 feet long. Smooth brown nuts in husks ripen in late fall. Bottlebrush buckeye is a beautiful, mounding, shrubby species of buckeye with spectacular flowers in mid-summer.
Soil:
Moist
Plant Shape:
Mounded
Exposure:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Bloom Time:
July - August
Bloom Color:
White
Landscape Use:
Screen/Hedge
Specimen Plant
Understory
Wildlife Interest:
Attracts Birds
Attracts Butterflies
Native to Midwest
Plant Type:
Shrub
Hardiness Zone:
4 - 8