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Sapindaceae
Horse Chestnut Flower
Aesculus hippocastanum
Luxury and stateliness.
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Aesculus
- Native to
- Balkans, Greece, Albania
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous tree
- Height
- 50-75 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, deep, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The colored spots on the petals change from yellow to red after pollination, signaling bees to visit only unpollinated flowers.
- Despite the name, Horse Chestnuts are mildly toxic and unrelated to edible sweet chestnuts; the 'horse' may refer to their use in treating horses' coughs.
- The famous game of 'conkers' played by British schoolchildren uses the tree's large, glossy seeds threaded on strings.
- The upright flower clusters, called 'candles,' can contain over 100 individual flowers and stand up to 12 inches tall.
- Edward Bach chose Horse Chestnut as one of his original 38 Bach Flower Remedies, using the buds for his 'Chestnut Bud' essence.
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