Painted Buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica
A small understory buckeye of Southeastern woods, leafing out very early and carrying upright panicles of soft yellow to pale green flowers that hummingbirds visit on spring migration. It goes dormant by late summer, so give it companions to carry the season. All parts, including the seeds, are poisonous.
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–15 ft
- Spacing
- 6–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, hummingbirds, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~33 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA
Related native plants
More Aesculus species
- California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
- Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
- Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
- Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava)
- Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)