The genus Aesculus (/ ˈaɪskjʊləs /) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. They are trees and shrubs, mostly native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but one species …

Formerly assigned to the Hippocastanaceae, Aesculus comprises 13–15 species, most of which occur in eastern North America and eastern Asia, with a single species in Europe and two in …

All Aesculus are prized for their handsome foliage and showy flowers. What’s more, they are relatively easy to grow, adapting well to most soil types. In America, the native Aesculus are …

Aesculus: the classical Latin name for an oak with edible acorns, applied to this genus by Linnaeus. Taxonomy: The horsechestnuts and buckeyes (family Hippocastanaceae) and …

Aesculus parviflora. commonly called bottlebrush buckeye, is noted for being one of the best summer-flowering shrubs for shade areas. It is a dense, mounded, suckering, deciduous, multi …

Yellow buckeye performs best in full sun in moist, rich, well-drained, deep, and slightly acidic soils. It doesn't care for poor, clay or dry soils but will tolerate brief flooding and urban conditions. …

Aesculus (horse chestnuts and buckeyes), with about 13 deciduous species, has an interrupted distribution in temperate forests from western and eastern North America (seven species) to …