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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Nectar
Red Buckeye, otherwise known as Scarlet Buckeye or Firecracker Plant, is a large, perennial shrub that produces orange-red flowers about the time hummingbirds return in the spring. Red Buckeye grows in partial shade and in deep, moist, well-drained soils. Along with attracting hummingbirds and bees with its flowers, this shrub also produces nuts that are eaten by squirrels. However, the seeds and young shoots of this plant are poisonous to humans if ingested.
May Attract
Red Buckeye is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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