Mazhar Botanic Garden

Calliandra tweediei Benth

Mexican Flame Bush

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000346
English name: Mexican Flame Bush
Arabic name: كاليندرا
Native: Brazil
Country: Brazil
(PGR): Rare

shrub to 1-2 m high, leaves  bipinnate, leaflets elliptic and have entire margins flowers brilliant red powder puffs along the branches

Soil: sandy loam, gritty loam or sandy clay

ornamental plant

Calliandra pulcherrima (Paxton) Planch

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Texture: Chalk Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer, autumn
Zone: 10

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