Ungnadia speciosa
Mexican Buckeye
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 7–9
- Mature size
- Height 12–15 Feet · Spread 10–12 Feet
This variety is no actively in production in our propagation house and may not return to our catalogue. We maintain this page purely for reference and archival purposes. If you would like to grow this plant, tell us. Your interest helps guide what we bring back.
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Mexican Buckeye is a deciduous small tree or large shrub has pink flowers in spring before the compound leaves emerge. When in flower it suggests Redbud (Cercis). The fruit consists of three marble size poisonous seeds in woody capsule. It is an adaptable large shrub for sun or semi-shade. It is soil tolerant if soil is well-drained. This native of Texas and Mexico is not related to the true buckeyes (Aesculus) but to the Soapberries (Sapindus).