Origin: selected in France in 1858.
Deciduous tree with round or ovoidal
crown. Leaves 10- 15cm made up of 5
leaflets, dark green, yellow in autumn.
Flowers in upright spikes 20cm long,
bright blood red, larger than those of
Aesculus x carnea, in May. Bears little
fruit. Uses and growing requirements like
Aesculus hippocastanum.