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Pink
Powderpuff
Calliandra surinamensis
Benth.
kal-lee-AN-druh su-re-ne-MEN-sis
Mimosaceae (Legumes)
Key to
Calliandra
L
Explanation
of name:
Calliandra means beautiful stamen. Surinamensis means of Surinam.
(DEH)
Natural
range:
N.E. South America (DEH)
Recognition:
Spreading shrub. Leaves bipinnate with 1 pair of pinnae, which contain 8-12
pairs of oblong leaflets, to 1/2" to 3/4" long. Flowers in globular, powder
puff heads, calyx and corolla are green to yellowish, numerous pink and white
stamens. Fruit an oblong legume, to 4" long (DEH, BA2).
Landscape
uses:
Specimen plant, flowering hedge (DEH, BR1)
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Botanical |
English |
FL
Native |
Growth form |
Flowering
Season |
Typical
Dimensions |
Suggested
Spacing |
Cultural
Conditions |
Problems |
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Calliandra surinamensis |
Pink Powder-puff |
Exotic |
Shrub |
Spring (BR1) |
to 10' tall
(DEH, BR1) |
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DT
SU
(DEH, BR1)
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