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AESCULUS

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AESCULUS

Commonly known as Buckeye, Horse chestnut

The horse chestnut, or buckeye, is a genus of about 15 species of deciduous trees and shrubs from southeastern Europe, the Himalayas, eatern Asia and North America.

Striking for their large flower spikes in candles most are too large for average gardens and are popular street and park trees.

The common "hippocastanum" was brought into the UK from Turkey in the late 16th century.

They provide nectar and pollen for insects, particularly bees, and the fruit "conker" is eaten by mammals.

Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes

Deciduous
Tall Shrub
Tree
harmful if eaten
People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs
Bee friendly

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varieties

AESCULUS x arnoldiana 'Autumn Splendour'

Pale yellow flowers with yellow to pink throats. Deep green, glossy palmate leaves turning red in autumn

2 Litre

£35.00

AESCULUS x carnea 'Briotii'

Red horse chestnut

Compact growing form with pink flowers

2 to 3 Litre

£35.00

Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

AESCULUS chinensis

Small white flowers in long racemes on this slow growing and rare species

3 - 5 Litre

£35.00

Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

AESCULUS 'Chocolate Autumn'

White flowers. Leaves turn chocolate-brown in autumn

2 to 3 Litre

£35.00

Yellow flowers and good autumn tints

2 to 3 Litre

£30.00

AESCULUS flava f.vestita

Large, upright panicles of pale-yellow flowers, good autumn tints

2 to 3 Litre

£30.00

AESCULUS glabra 'April Wine'

Young leaves a deep wine-red. Pale yellow flowers. A small growing from suitable for smaller gardens

2 to 3 Litre

£35.00

Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

AESCULUS glabra 'October Red'

Buckeye, Ohio buckeye

Pale, cream flowers in spring. New leaves have coppery tint. Bright red in autumn

2 to 3 Litre

£35.00

AESCULUS hippocastanum

Common horse chestnut

white flowers, spiky 'horse chestnuts' (conkers)

Pot grown

£11.50

AESCULUS indica

Indian horse chestnut

2 to 3 Litre

£35.00

AESCULUS indica 'Sydney Pearce'

Indian horse chestnut

Large panicles of white flowers which are marked with yellow and suffused with pink to make an attractive display

2 to 3 Litre

£35.00

AESCULUS x mutabilis 'Induta'

Dwarf horse chestnut

Upright panicles of apricot flowers with yellow markings. Good autumn colour

2 Litre

£30.00

AESCULUS x neglecta 'Autumn Fire'

Coppery young foliage and orange-red autumn colour

2 to 3 Litre

£35.00

AESCULUS x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'

Sunrise horse chestnut

Red leaf stalks and leaves that unfold a spectacular cream and bright pink. They then become yellow and turn green by midsummer

2 to 3 Litre

£35.00

AESCULUS parviflora

Bottlebrush buckeye, Dwarf horse chestnut

Rare spreading shrub growing up to 2.5 metres high & forming thickets from suckering. Good autumn colour

Small

£25.00

Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

Large

£40.00

AESCULUS pavia 'Atrosanguinea'

New leaves tinted bronze. Upright panicles of pink-red flowers

2 to 3 Litre

£35.00

AESCULUS wilsonii

A very rare tree with tall white flowers with a yellow centre which turns red. The original record tree at Caerhays is on its last legs after 100 years

2 to 3 Litre

£65.00

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SB Plant Invigorator

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500 ml

£8.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy

Afterplant - Tomatoes

AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.

1ltr

£8.50

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy

Wildflower Mini Meadow

Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.

3m²

£7.00

10m²

£15.50

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