Pages

▼

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

{Aesculus pavia -- Red Buckeye}


  • Our garden does indeed have an endless variety of surprises; day by day! One walks and discovers new blooms that were not there a couple of days ago. 
  • But by mid April it was this year the most yielding time of year, as far as blossoms. Exactly at the time we were about to leave for Florida. 
  • BUT we took some photos before and one by one (by subject) you will get to see them here. Aesculus pavia by its botanical name or Red Buckeye by its common name is from the Family: Hippocastanaceae (horse chestnut Family). 
  • They do produce large nuts but those are poisonous to humans if mistaken for true chestnuts! 
  • If you click the hyperlink you get to see the nuts as well. Their blooms are so pretty in red; have a look! Join me for a Garden Tour.

  • This photo I took on April 8.

  • This was even taken before, on April 2nd.
  • April 2nd


  • April 8th
  • The entire shrub, near our gazebo next to the wooden walking trail.


at

12 comments:

  1. Elisabeth PalzkillMay 11, 2011 at 12:19 AM

    Liebe Mariette,

    wir freuen uns wieder an deiner
    Blütenpracht.

    Frohe Grüße und einen sonnigen Tag
    Angela und Elisabeth

    ReplyDelete
  2. Tammy@T's Daily TreasuresMay 11, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    Hi Mariette, you are so fortunate to have so many blooms surrounding you. But snakes! Yikes! I can't believe you actually picked it up to take pictures. Brave soul you are! My Zack who is 12 would have run screaming in the opposite direction. :) Have a great rest of the week. Tammy

    ReplyDelete
  3. LiebeleiMay 11, 2011 at 1:46 AM

    Liebe Mariette,

    schöne Pflanzen die Du da hast!!!

    LG Lea

    ReplyDelete
  4. It's meMay 11, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    Geweldig !! owwww...ik zou best eens door je tuin willen lopen........fijne dag liefs van mij...xxx...

    ReplyDelete
  5. Dies und Das vom NeckarstrandMay 11, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    Liebe Mariette,
    tolle Fotos. Du hast uns die Blüten in ihrer ganzen Schönheit gezeigt.
    Mit war nicht bekannt, dass die Früchte so giftig sind.
    Liebe Grüße
    Irmi

    ReplyDelete
  6. Johanna GehrleinMay 11, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    Hallo Mariette,
    da hast du mir eine botanische Spezialität vorgestellt, die ich wirklich noch nie gesehen habe. Wirklich wunderschön! Euer Garten ist eine botanische Sehenswürdigkeit. Bei uns ist alles so trocken, es müsste mal wieder regnen.
    Liebe Grüße, Johanna

    ReplyDelete
  7. FlorentynaMay 11, 2011 at 4:02 AM

    Dear Mariette,
    Piękne zdjęcia;-)
    Dziękuję za odwiedziny u mnie i pozdrawiam.
    Florentyna.

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousMay 11, 2011 at 4:52 AM

    Beautiful flower dear Mariette!
    Kisses and greetings.

    ReplyDelete
  9. CatherineMay 11, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Reds in a garden always bring it to life doesn't it? Wonderful!
    xo Catherine

    ReplyDelete
  10. ziapollyMay 11, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Che meravigliosi fiori. Ma quanto sei fortunata ad essere circondata Baci Paola

    ReplyDelete
  11. bikimMay 11, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    i'm always so surprised by the amount of gorgeous flowers you have in your garden!
    i have never seen such a beautiful garden! it must be a dream come true to have it!
    i have necer seen most of the flowers you show!
    that is so pretty!
    take care,
    Rosa

    ReplyDelete
  12. Magia da InêsMay 13, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    Olá, amiga!
    As flores são simples e bonitas.
    Amei a tonalidade de vermelho.
    Tenha uma linda noite!
    Beijinhos.
    Brasil °º♫
    °º✿
    º° ✿♥ ♫° ·.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for your visit and comment.

Mariette...