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Calliandra harrisii

Calliandra harrisii is a shrub or small tree from South America, grown for its feathery pink-red puffball flowers. It does best in a warm, sunny spot with well-drained soil and moderate watering.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when the top few centimetres of soil are dry; let it dry out a little between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil or loose potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Bolivia to N. Paraguay, E. Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Calliandra harrisii is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.

Other Calliandra plants

Calliandra aeschynomenoides · Calliandra angustifolia · Calliandra bella · Twoflower stickpea · Pink Powderpuff · Tabardillo · Stickpea · Calliandra chilensis · Calliandra comosa · Rio Grande stickpea · Calliandra cruegeri · Calliandra decrescens

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calliandra harrisii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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