BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

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Aesculus parviflora

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late spring 2011. Please email us at sales@bluebellnursery.com or telephone us on (01530) 413700 to order in advance.

Description

An exquisite, robust, suckering species which has candle-like 10 - 12 cm cream buds in early summer that open to upright panicles of white flowers with red anthers in July. The leaves are dark green in spring / summer, turning attractive, clear shades of yellow in a crisp autumn. Once established it develops a delightful cumulus cloud shaped shrub or very small tree.

Features

• Common name: Bottlebrush Buckeye.
• Position: Full sun or partial shade.
• Soil: Any well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Flowering Period: July - August.
• Rate of Growth: Slow or moderate.
• Habit: Large, spreading shrub with a rounded habit.
• Height: 3 m (10 ft)
• Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
• Notes: We have a specimen of Aesculus parviflora, planted in the woodland garden surrounding our nursery. It is 13 years old, has reached a height of 2 m, a spread of 3 m and is shown in the photos below.
• Size: bare root plants