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Calliandra haematocephala
Red Powder Puff, Powder Puff Tree, Powder Puff Bush, Stickpea, Flor de la Cruz
Origin: South America.
| Family |
| Fabaceae |
| Genus |
| Calliandra |
| Species |
| haematocephala |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 10 - 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 14 - 50 |
| Height |
| 0.9 - 1.8 m |
| Spread |
| 0.6 - 0.9 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Used as a container or houseplant in temperate gardens or as a specimen plant in tropical landscapes. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in moist, fertile soil, in full sun and high humidity. Tolerant of somewhat poor soil but should be kept consistently moist. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Caterpillars, spider mites and aphids. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Flower buds resemble raspberries. |
| Leaf Description |
| Bipinnate, compound leaves, which have 5-10 pairs of leaflets per pinna, with fine, short hairs on the veins. |
| Flower Description |
| Hemispherical, up to 7.6 cm in diameter. The many stamens of each flower give it an appearance similar to a powder puff. |
| Fruit Description |
| 6 - 10, narrowly oval-shaped, tapering to a point at each end. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves open copper-pink and mature to dark green. Flower and stamens are both bright red, but white and red forms exist as well. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
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