Dwarf Powder Puff Flowers

Description:

Calliandra Benth. is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae (alternately Leguminosae), subfamily Mimosoideae. Calliandra comes from the Greek words "kallos" meaning “beautiful stamens”. It contains about 200 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. The flowers have numerous long slender stamens, and are produced in cylindrical or globose inflorescences. The stamens give rise to the common name of Powder Puff Plant and Fairy Duster. These plants flower all year round. Powder Puffs come in white as well. Calliandra emarginata (syn. Calliandra tergemina var. emarginata) is a slow-growing, evergreen shrub. It grows to about 3 to 6 ft tall. Leaves are composed of four leaflets. It produces red flowers on new growth for a long season of color. It grows well in sun to part shade in a well-drained soil. I first IDd this as Calliandra haematocephala, but noticed the difference in the leaves compared to my spotting. Here is the correct image of the Red Powder Puff - http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/sl...

Habitat:

Spotted in a garden located at a sub-urban neighborhood.

Notes:

Reference: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/6726... http://southeastgarden.com/calliandra.ht...