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Calliandra tergemina
Dwarf powder puff · Fairy duster · Pink powder-puff · Red Fireworks · Harriss
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 9–11
Click count
124
Observations
138
Description
Source: leafsnapCalliandra tergemina is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Calliandra
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 2.13 m to 3.96 m
- Mature Spread
- 2.13 m to 3.05 m
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Red, Pink
- Flower Size
- 3.05 cm to 5.08 cm
- Bloom Time
- All year round
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Colombia, Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Tags (7)
Common Names (6)
en Dwarf powder puff
en Fairy duster
en Pink powder-puff
en Red Fireworks
en Harriss
en Red Carambola