Mazhar Botanic Garden

Calliandra portoricensis (Jacq.) Benth.

Fluffy White Flowers

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000114
Common name: Fluffy White Flowers
English name: White Powder Puff tree
Arabic name: كاليندرا بورتوريسنسس
Native: West Indies, Mexico and Panama
Country: India Mexico Panama
(PGR): Rare

Shrub or small tree to 3-6 m high, leaves bipinnate, small, feathery flowers white

Ornamental plant

Zapoteca portoricensis (Jacq) H M Hern

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring and summer
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 6.0-7.5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid

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