Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)

Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)Hardy, mid summer flowering, North American shrub Description: Bears showy, spidery white flowers, with protruding stamens, in 12 inch conical clusters, followed by smooth skinned fruit Habit: Grows to 10 feet high and 15 feet wide; spreads by suckering Culture: Prefers full sun to partial shade and moist but well drained soil Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 5 Origin: North America Attributes: Deer resistant, attracts butterflies, fall color

Includes archival and new illustrations

a close friend and architect of the Capitol in Washington: "I will take some occasion of sending you some cuttings of the Marseilles fig

tabernaemontana)

Jefferson was multifaceted--an architect

which originated in Charleston

this showy

spreading tree grows to 12-20 feet high and wide

He drafts the Rockfish Gap Report recommending the location of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville as well as legislation confirming this decision

and the vaulting ambition that propelled him into public life as a modern avatar of the Enlightenment who

Habit: Small

as he lifts a crate at the warehouse

glossy red-orange berries that hang by a single thread from the warty seed capsule after bursting open