Autumn Splendor Buckeye


Scientific Name: Aesculus 'Autumn Splendor'
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Autumn Splendor Buckeye(Aesculus 'Autumn Splendor')
Recommended Temperature Zone:
Sunset®: 3-9, 14-24
USDA: 4a-9

Heat Tolerance: Very questionable in Phoenix

Sun Exposure: Light shade to full sun

Origin: University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Growth Habits: Deciduous tree, up to 40 feet tall (12 m)

Watering Needs: Regular water

Propagation: Grafted on Aesculus hippocastanum

Autumn Splendor Buckeye(Aesculus 'Autumn Splendor')

'Autumn Splendor' is a cross of A. flava with A. pavia and A. x glabra which offers the unusual trait of bright red fall color.

Blooming Habits:
The 0.8 inch flowers (2 cm) are yellow with an orange-red blotch on the upper part and are borne in terminal panicles 8 inches long (20 cm).


 

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