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Red Buckeye
Red Buckeye

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Herbs

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
Herb

Number of Varieties

220
0 40000
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Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
gardens, Grassland, Hillside, meadows

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
12-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red
Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Dark Green
Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead branches
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune regularly, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf Blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Hummingbirds
Bees

Allergy

Pollen
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve
constipation, Diarrhea, Headache, Kidney problems, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Seeds
Whole plant

Other Uses

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AESCULUS pavia
OCIMUM 'African Blue'

Common Name

Red Buckeye
African Blue Basil, Hybrid Basil

In Hindi

Red Buckeye
अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी

In German

Red Buckeye
African Blue Basilikum

In French

Red Buckeye
Bleu basilic africaine

In Spanish

rojo castaño de Indias
Albahaca azul africana

In Greek

κόκκινο Buckeye
Αφρικής Μπλε βασιλικό

In Portuguese

Red Buckeye
Africano manjericão azul

In Polish

Red Buckeye
Afrykański Niebieski bazylią

In Latin

Red Buckeye
अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Lamiales

Family

Hippocastanaceae
Lamiaceae

Genus

Aesculus
Ocimum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Basal Tricolpates

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae
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Number of Species

201
1 27800
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Difference Between Red Buckeye and African Blue Basil

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Importance of Red Buckeye and African Blue Basil

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Red Buckeye and African Blue Basil. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Red Buckeye and African Blue Basil as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Red Buckeye is Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic and Salve whereas of African Blue Basil is constipation, Diarrhea, Headache, Kidney problems and Stomach pain. Red Buckeye has beauty benefits as follows: while African Blue Basil has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Red Buckeye vs African Blue Basil

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Red Buckeye vs African Blue Basil and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Red Buckeye are Pollen whereas of African Blue Basil have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Red Buckeye has no showy fruits and African Blue Basil has no showy fruits. Also Red Buckeye is not flowering and African Blue Basil is not flowering . You can compare Red Buckeye and African Blue Basil facts and facts of other plants too.