Botanical Name: Calliandra eriophylla
Common Name: Fairy duster
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character drought deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a low-growing, widely spreading shrub, with open irregular branching, forming a loosely mounded habit; branchlets are thornless
Height 1' - 3'
Spread 3' - 6'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun required for best growth; thrives in hot locales
Soil tolerates most well-draining sites
Hardiness hardy (zones 11-13, 18-23): best in warm inland areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves bipinnately compound, alternate, intricately divided into 2-4 pairs of pinnae with 5-10 pairs of oblong leaflets; overall size 1-1/2"-2"
Flowers rose-pink to scarlet, with many stamens in rounded clusters; April-May, intermittent through fall
Fruit a small flattened pod - 2" long
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
an excellent low filler or facer for dry rock gardens, desert-theme sites or warm Mediterranean-theme gardens; provides visual contrast to cacti and succulents
 
Landscape Care:
Watering thrives with only an occasional deep-soak in summer; tolerates frequent if drainage is fast
Fertilizing none required
Pruning none, except to remove dead stems
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin:dry slopes and canyons of Southern California deserts
Family: Fabaceae

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