Bottlebrush Buckeye - Aesculus parviflora Songbirds Poor drainage areas can be

Poor drainage areas can be a gardener’s nightmare

Late-spring white blooms (lightly pink-tinged) bring the buzz

In the ocean of an autumn landscape

its symmetry enduring even in dormancy

Truly a feast for the eyes throughout the year

Bottlebrush Buckeye - Aesculus parviflora Songbirds Poor drainage areas can beBottlebrush Buckeye is prized as one of the most attractive of all flowering shrubs for shade. Over time, this multi stemmed shrub will slowly form a thicket, creating mounding green masses of distinct, palmate leaves. In summer, tall, white, bottlebrush like flowers appear like giant fairy candles, attracting pollinators of all sorts, especially Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies. The show continues into fall when the leaves turn pure gold,