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Calliandra brevipes

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Family: Mimosaceae
Genus: Calliandra (kal-ee-AN-druh) (Info)
Species: brevipes (BREV-ih-pees) (Info)

Synonym:Anneslia brevipes
Synonym:Feuilleea brevipes

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Category:
Shrubs
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Pink
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed

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By Monocromatico

By Monocromatico

By nanciromero

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1 positive
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Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	Monocromatico	On Sep 1, 2003, Monocromatico from Rio de Janeiro Brazil (Zone 11) wrote: This is a small shrub. There's a very similar species of Pink Powderpuff, but this one (Calliandra brevipes) never grows taller than 1.8m, and has almost equal flowers in every inflorescence (other species may have tubular flowers in the middle of the powderpuffs, and can grow up to 4-5m). This is a nice plant for hedges and fences, tolerating pruning very well. The flowers shows all their beauty at nights, although the blooms stay there for a few days. At mornings, you could tell it's even shining! It can live in a variety of well drained soils, full sun, but won't tolerate frosts.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Galveston, Texas

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