Native red buckeye tree is easy to grow in a shady spot for its striking flowers that bloom in spring. Red buckeye is a small North American native tree found from Illinois to North Carolina, south to ...

Scientists believe the hummingbird coevolved with the red buckeye and other tubular-shaped flowers for mutual benefits. In the red buckeye’s case, it relies heavily on the ruby-throat for pollination.

Whether hummingbirds are seasonal guests in your garden or stick around all year long, these avian beauties are always a welcome sight as they flit from bloom to bloom. Not only are they a joy to ...

Spring is here. Instead of silent winter nights, at our house the night air is filled with chirping frogs. I awake to the song of the mocking bird. Plants are popping out of the ground, and yesterday ...

Red buckeyes, which are treelike shrubs, produce brilliant clusters of dark red tubular flowers. These gorgeous blooms last several weeks in spring, and they attract hummingbirds and butterflies ...

The red buckeye blooms have started, so let the hummingbird and butterfly season commence. This report came in the form of a photograph from an excited gardener who wanted it identified. He was seeing ...

Every year, hummingbird species travel back and forth from north to south. In the fall, they head for warmer weather in the ...

Spring has officially arrived, along with its fragrant wisterias, brilliant jessamine, and charming crimson clover. Finally! And to celebrate, let me offer one of the most attractive of the ...

The Red Buckeye Tree…Have you noticed those beautiful red trees blooming now? Those are “Scarlet” buckeye trees! Another common name for this small tree is “firecracker plant” due to the stacked, ...