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Calliandra haematocephala
The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs and rarely small trees growing 0.5–6 m tall, with bipinnate leaves. 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/ Powder puff Plant and Fairy Duster. These plants flower all year round, but the best blooming is in spring and summer. They can be easily pruned.
Calliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae. It contains about 200 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas.
This is not Powderpuff Tree.This is silk tree,Albizia julibrissin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia_jul...
They look very similar at first glance,but if you look closely you can still find the shape of the flowers and leaves are different.
Spotted on Jun 20, 2011
Submitted on Jun 24, 2011
