Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
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Types
Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye
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Number of Varieties
260
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
12-3
Sunset Zone
2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange Red
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
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Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf Blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
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
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
Pollen
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
AESCULUS pavia
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Red Buckeye
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Red Buckeye
Ranunculus
In German
Red Buckeye
Ranunkel
In French
Red Buckeye
Ranunculus
In Spanish
rojo castaño de Indias
ranúnculo
In Greek
κόκκινο Buckeye
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
Red Buckeye
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Red Buckeye
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Red Buckeye
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Ranunculales
Family
Hippocastanaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Aesculus
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae
Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
20600
1
27800
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