Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Epiphyte
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
China, India, Nepal
Types
Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye
Pleione chunii , Pleione limprichtii
Number of Varieties
2100
0
40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Hilly upland habitat, Wooded hillsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-913-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
12-10
Sunset Zone
2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange Red
White, Yellow, Yellow green, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Elliptic to oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Do not water excessively, Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Leaf Blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve
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Part of Plant Used
Seeds
-
Other Uses
Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute
Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
AESCULUS pavia
SIGMATOSTALIX amazonica
Common Name
Red Buckeye
Amazon Sigmatostalix Orchid, Miniature Orchid
In Hindi
Red Buckeye
miniature orchid
In German
Red Buckeye
miniature orchid
In French
Red Buckeye
Pleione
In Spanish
rojo castaño de Indias
Pleione
In Greek
κόκκινο Buckeye
Pleione
In Portuguese
Red Buckeye
miniature orchid
In Polish
Red Buckeye
miniature orchid
In Latin
Red Buckeye
miniature orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Asparagales
Family
Hippocastanaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Aesculus
Pleione
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Coelogyneae
Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
202000
1
27800
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