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Red Buckeye (Aesculus Pavia)

Aesculus Pavia, or more commonly known as Red Buckeye, is a tree shrub with yellow-green foliage and red flowers of the genus Aesculus. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 30 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Its active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late spring, is tolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Aesculus Pavia or Red Buckeye’s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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  • Symbol: AEPA
  • Scientific Name: Aesculus pavia
  • Common Name: Red Buckeye
  • PLANTS Floristic Area: NA (L48 CAN)
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Aesculus
  • Family: Hippocastanaceae
  • Order: Sapindales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (I)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
  • Flower Color: Red
  • Foliage Color: Yellow-Green
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Height Mature (feet): 30
  • Lifespan: Long
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Drought Tolerance: Low
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 180
  • pH (Minimum): 5
  • pH (Maximum): 7
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 36
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 65
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 20
  • Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -3
  • Bloom Period: Late Spring

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