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| + | '''''Aesculus pavia''''', known as '''Red Buckeye''' or '''Firecracker Plant''', is a species of [[deciduous]] [[flowering plant]]. The small tree or shrub is native to the southern and eastern parts of the [[United States]], found from [[Illinois]] to [[Virginia]] in the north and from [[Texas]] to [[Florida]] in the south. |
− | | name = Aesculus pavia
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− | | common_names = Red Buckeye
| + | It has a number of local names, such as scarlet buckeye, woolly buckeye and firecracker plant. |
− | | growth_habit = bulky shrub/small tree
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− | | high = 15 m
| + | The Red Buckeye is a large [[shrub]] or small [[tree]]. It reaches a height of 5-8 m, often growing in a multi-stemmed form. Its leaves are opposite, and are usually composed of five elliptical serrated leaflets, each 10-15 cm long. It bears 10-17 cm long clusters of attractive dark red tubular flowers, each in April to May. The flowers are [[hermaphrodite]]. The smooth light brown fruits, about 3 cm in diameter, reach maturity in September and October. |
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− | | origin = E USA | + | There are two [[variety (biology)|varieties]]: |
− | | poisonous = seeds toxic
| + | *''Aesculus pavia'' var. ''pavia'': typical Red Buckeye. |
− | | lifespan = perennial
| + | *''Aesculus pavia'' var. ''flavescens'': yellow-flowered Red Buckeye. |
− | | exposure = full sun
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− | | water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| + | The yellow-flowered variety, ''var. flavescens'', is found in higher country in Texas, and [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]] with intermediate flower color occur. |
− | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
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− | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
| + | The flowers are attractive to [[hummingbird]]s as well as [[bee]]s. The fruits are rich in [[saponin]]s, which are poisonous to humans, though not particularly dangerous because they are not easily ingested. The oils can be extracted to make [[soap]], though this is not commercially viable. |
− | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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− | | usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| + | Ornamental [[cultivar]]s such as the low-growing 'Humilis' have been selected for garden use. |
− | | sunset_zones = 3-9, 14-24, 30-34
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− | | color = IndianRed
| + | Red Buckeye has hybridized with Common Horse-chestnut (''[[Aesculus hippocastanum]]'') in cultivation, the hybrid being named ''[[Aesculus × carnea]]'', Red Horse-chestnut. The hybrid is a medium-size tree to 20-25 m tall, intermediate between the parent species in most respects, but inheriting the red flower color from ''A. pavia''. It is a popular tree in large [[garden]]s and [[park]]s, most commonly the selected [[cultivar]] 'Briotii'. Hybrids of Red Buckeye with [[Yellow Buckeye]] (''A. flava'') have also been found, and named ''Aesculus × hybrida''. |
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− | | regnum = Plantae
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− | |unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
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− | |unranked_classis = Eudicots
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− | |unranked_ordo = Rosids
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− | |ordo = Sapindales
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− | |familia = Sapindaceae
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− | |genus = Aesculus
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− | |species = pavia
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− | Aesculus pavia, Linn. (Pavia rubra, Poir. P. Michauxii, Spach). RED BUCKEYE. Shrub or small tree, 4-20 ft.: lfts. oblong or elliptical, acute at both ends, finely serrate, smooth or pubescent beneath: panicles 4-7 in. long, loose; fls. purplish to dark red; calyx tubular; petals very dissimilar; stamens mostly 8, nearly as long as the petals: fr. smooth. May, June. Va. to Fla. and La.—Many garden forms, as var. humilis, Mouillef. (AE. humilis, Lodd. AE. Pavia var. nana, Dipp. AE. Pavia var. péndula, Hort. AE. | + | Aesculus pavia, Linn. (Pavia rubra, Poir. P. Michauxii, Spach). RED BUCKEYE. Shrub or small tree, 4-20 ft.: lfts. oblong or elliptical, acute at both ends, finely serrate, smooth or pubescent beneath: panicles 4-7 in. long, loose; fls. purplish to dark red; calyx tubular; petals very dissimilar; stamens mostly 8, nearly as long as the petals: fr. smooth. May, June. Va. to Fla. and La.—Many garden forms, as var. humilis, Mouillef. (AE. humilis, Lodd. A. Pavia var. nana, Dipp. A. Pavia var. péndula, Hort. A. rubra var. hùmilis, Loud.). Low shrub, sometimes prostrate, 2-4 ft.: lfts. coarsely and unequally serrate, slightly pubescent beneath, chiefly along the veins: fls. red; calyx dark red. Var. atrosanguinea, Rehd. Fls. very dark red. Var. sublaciniata, Wats. (Pavia atropurpurea, Spach). Lfts. narrower oblong, deeply serrate: fls. dark red. There are also forms with variegated lvs. |
− | rubra var. hùmilis, Loud.). Low shrub, sometimes prostrate, 2-4 ft.: lfts. coarsely and unequally serrate, slightly pubescent beneath, chiefly along the veins: fls. red; calyx dark red. Var. atrosanguinea, Rehd. Fls. very dark red. Var. sublaciniata, Wats. (Pavia atropurpurea, Spach). Lfts. narrower oblong, deeply serrate: fls. dark red. There are also forms with variegated lvs. | |
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− | | + | File:Aesculus pavia L. (Dwarf Red Buckeye) Hippocastanaceae (1657458344).jpg| photo 1 |
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| + | File:Aesculus pavia8.jpg| photo 2 |
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| + | File:Aesculus pavia var. flavescens PICT0312.JPG| ''flavescens'' variety |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> |
| <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |
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