The genus consists of 13 species out of which six native in North America, one in Mexico and six to Eurasia. The common horse chestnut, which is known in our country, Hungary, originates from Asia Minor and the Balkan Peninsula. The flowers bloom late April or early May. They are used in folk medicine as a drug against rheumatic pains - tea made from horse chestnut flowers should be drunk in such cases. Concoctions made from the ripening crop seeds in autumn, mainly reinforce the blood vessel walls, and have blood clotting retarding effect. However, the ingested seeds are toxic!!! 4a USDA Zone.
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Drought tolerant |  |
Shadow |
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Average water demand |  |
Half-shade |
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High water demand |  |
Sunny |
ZONE: The USDA Hardiness Zone of the plant. See the chart of USDA Hardiness Zones HERE!
SIZE: The size of the plant in centimeter.
QUALITY: For example: K1: we grow the plant in 1 liter container, CSP8x8: we grow the plant in 8x8 cm pot, SZGY: we ship the plant with bare root (carefully packed), FL: we ship the plant with root ball.
