CALLIANDRA HAEMATOCEPHALA 'NANA'
Dwarf Red Powder Puff
**We no longer grow this plant, but please check out our other plants and powder puff plants.
We recommend Calliandra schultzei 'Rose Cascade'. Click on the 'Plants List' to your left.
Most Powder Puffs grow fast and can become
really big if not trimmed constantly. Calliandra haematocephala
'Nana' on the other hand is a slow grower and only reaches
the height of about 5'-6' (if not trimmed.) It can easily
be kept smaller as a potted plant. Another good advantage
is that it blooms most of the year, blooming almost all
the time during the warmer months of the year. Even though
it is slow, with time it makes a beautiful bonsai. It will
grow well from filtered light to full sun and requires average
water (a little bit less in the winter.) The soil has to
have very good drainage, which will be important especially
in the winter when some plants have the tendency to become
chlorotic (yellow leaves.) If that happens, adding chelated
iron will likely correct the problem. The Dwarf Powder Puff
can handle a light freeze for a few hours but it will grow
better if protected.
Check out:
Calliandra haematocephala
Calliandra schultzei 'Rose
Cascade'
FAMILY : Leguminosae
ORIGIN : South America
TYPE/USES : shrub, bonsai
SIZE : up to 6'
GROWTH RATE : slow
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS : full/partial sun
WATER REQUIREMENTS : average
MIN. TEMP. : low 30's
FLOWER : year round
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