Kou

Red Buckeye

About Kou and Red Buckeye

Kou

Red Buckeye

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Types

Mareer, Manjak

Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye

Number of Varieties

152

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-5

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

670.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Elliptic

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Leaf Blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Seeds

Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

AESCULUS pavia

Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

Red Buckeye

In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

Red Buckeye

In German

Cordia subcordata

Red Buckeye

In French

Cordia subcordata

Red Buckeye

In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

rojo castaño de Indias

In Greek

Cordia subcordata

κόκκινο Buckeye

In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

Red Buckeye

In Polish

Cordia subcordata

Red Buckeye

In Latin

Cordia subcordata

Red Buckeye

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Sapindales

Family

Boraginaceae

Hippocastanaceae

Genus

Cordia

Aesculus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Number of Species

120

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Kou and Red Buckeye

Wondering what are the properties of Kou and Red Buckeye? We provide you with everything About Kou and Red Buckeye. Kou doesn't have thorns and Red Buckeye doesn't have thorns. Also Kou does not have fragrant flowers. Kou has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching and Vomiting and Red Buckeye has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Kou and Red Buckeye and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Trees » More

Kou and Flowering Dogwood

Kou and White Dogwood

Kou and Chinese Dogwood

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Kou and Red Buckeye

Season and care of Kou and Red Buckeye is important to know. While considering everything about Kou and Red Buckeye Care, growing season is an essential factor. Kou season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Red Buckeye season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Kou is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Red Buckeye is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Kou is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Red Buckeye is Acidic, Neutral.

Kou and Red Buckeye Physical Information

Kou and Red Buckeye physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Red Buckeye height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Kou and Red Buckeye are as follows:

Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green
Red Buckeye flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange Red
Red Buckeye leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Kou and Red Buckeye

Care of Kou and Red Buckeye include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves and Red Buckeye pruning is done Remove dead branches. In summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.