Botanical Name: Calliandra tweedii
Common Name: Trinidad flame bush, Brazilian flame bush
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape erect to irregular with branches forming an open, rounded or somewhat sprawling canopy
Height 5-10'
Spread 5-10'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil tolerates most
Hardiness some frost, best in warm, coastal locations (zones 22-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves bipinnately compound, 2-4" long, alternate, 3-7 pairs of pinnae, leaflets 20-30 pairs, linear, 1/8-1/4" long
Flowers reddish-lavender, many stamened, 1-2" across, incomplete, axillary or terminal clusters – spring, fall
Fruit 1-1/2 to 2" long pod
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
accent shrub – small tree for distinctive form, showy flowers and fernlike foliage – espalier, large filler, container plant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak – drought tolerant after established
Fertilizing balanced in spring – watch for chlorosis in heavy soils
Pruning relatively free
Pests/Diseases occasionally thin out to expose branch structure
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Brazil
Family: Fabaceae

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