Mazhar Botanic Garden

Calliandra haematocephala Hassk

Red Powder Puff

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000130
Common name: Red Powder Puff
Arabic name: كاليندرا
Native: Bolivia, Florida
Country: Bolivia Florida
(PGR): Common

Shrubs or small trees up to 5 m tall leaves alternate bipinnate with one pair of pinnae flowers red, blooming  in puffs, red silky stamens fruit pod like Dry and hard

Ornamental plant

Calliandra inaequilatera Rusby

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer and autumn
Zone: 9 : 11
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Scrub
pH: Mild acid

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