Scientific Name: Aesculus pavia
- The Red Buckeye is originally from Southeastern United States
- Its flowers are red and tubular
- The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds
- Grows from 5 to 8 meters tall
- The fruits, roughly 3 centimeters in diameter, reach full maturity between September and October
- The fruits contain saponins, which are poisonous to humans
- Dicot
- It is perennial
- Single stem growth
- Minimum soil pH: 3.7
- Maximum soil pH: 7.0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_pavia
http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=AEPA
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