Bottlebrush Buckeye - Aesculus parviflora Songbirds In the ocean of an

In the ocean of an autumn landscape

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

seeds eaten by songbirds

Wildlife Value: Flowers attract pollinating flies

Bottlebrush Buckeye - Aesculus parviflora Songbirds In the ocean of anBottlebrush 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,