Back in March, I wrote about the emerging foliage of the native Buckeyes, always in the first wave of woody plants to break dormancy each spring. I like them all, but I have a favorite and it's Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora), named for its panicles of creamy white flowers with exserted stamens and pink anthers. It's my favorite partially because of its beautiful late spring flowers, but it also often produces another grand show in October with bright yellow autumn foliage. It's not a plant for small locations because it spreads slowly underground and eventually makes a large colony, but in the right location along the edge of a forest where it has room to grow it's fantastic.
Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)
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