Yellow Buckeye

Aesculus flava Aiton

Horse-chestnut family

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

75.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Host Cameraria aesculisella, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Orgyia leucostigma

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.