Several members of the attractive Calliandra genus grow well in Hawaii. Red powder-puff is one of the common names for the Calliandra haematocephala; another is lehua haole. Both names make sense when ...

Calliandra (haematocephala) species contains more than 150 different kinds of shrubs and small trees, all shapes and sizes. This group of plants is greatly appreciated in southwest Florida because ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The red puffball plant, Calliandra haematocephala, that my wife Nancy and I ...

Red powderpuff, Calliandra haematocephala, sometimes called pink powderpuff is a fall- to winter-blooming shrub or small tree that is root-hardy in the Victoria area and lends a pop of color to winter ...

Question: We have a hedge that has red puffball blooms. This year, for the first time, we have a single white bloom among the red. It’s quite unusual. I have attached pictures. Can you explain this? — ...

Those were the days. In the 1970s, among the plants that seemed to be in nearly every Central Florida garden was the red powder puff (Calliandra haematocephala). This massive Bolivian shrub enlivened ...

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Question: We have a hedge that has red puffball blooms. This year, for the first time, we have a single white bloom among the red. It’s quite unusual. I have attached pictures. Can you explain this? — ...