Native red buckeye tree is easy to grow in a shady spot for its striking flowers that bloom in spring.

Red Buckeye The red buckeye (Aesculus pavia), also known as the firecracker plant, blooms in early spring. It gets its name from the dark brown seeds with a pale dot similar to a deer's eye.

The red buckeye grows well in zones 4-8 and is native down the eastern seaboard to Florida. It is an exceptional early bloomer that feeds hummingbirds and bees, and it is a great tree to plant for ...

Q • I have a question about Aesculus pavia, commonly called red buckeye. Will this plant thrive in juglone-laced soil or do I have to plant it far from my ...

* What it is: Although red buckeye is a Pennsylvania native tree, few people know it or plant it. It’s a small, under-story tree in nature that’s most striking when its rosy-red flower ...

Our little mystery plant, Aesculus pavia or “red buckeye," has pretty much lost all of its leaves by now, and of course there aren’t any flowers to see. But there are these very odd structures.

This species (“Red buckeye," Aesculus pavia) is most often a small, slender tree, or perhaps just as commonly, a shrub. Its bark is pale brown, and smooth. All winter long it has been leafless ...

Red buckeye is one of our most attractive native plants. Your seedlings will be a great addition to your garden and your potted trees make great gifts for your gardening friends.

A friend gave me a handful of what she said were red buckeye seeds from a tree in her yard. She told me to plant them and I could have my own tree.