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Calliandra tergemina
In Singapore: Red Powderpuff Plant, Miniature Powder-puff, Dwarf Powder Puff, Tarbardillo, Cat's Tail, Clavellino, 红粉扑花 (Cultivated in Singapore)
Calliandra tergemina, the Pink Powderpuff, is a shrub or small tree from seasonally dry tropical areas of Mexico to Venezuela, grown for its pink, puffball-like flowers. It needs warmth, good sun and well-drained soil, and should be kept dry in winter.
Calliandra tergemina is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra angustifolia · Tabardillo · Fairyduster · Stickpea · Dwarf stickpea · Surinamese stickpea
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calliandra tergemina 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.
