powder-puff or fairy duster

Description:

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.

Habitat:

this is found at the butterfly center houston. It contains about 200 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas.

Notes:

Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Mimosoideae Tribe: Ingeae Genus: Calliandra Benth.