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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Growth habit: An evergreen with multiple arching branches forming a rounded shrub growing to 12 feet tall and wide. The leaves are deep green, consist of numerous leaflets and grow to 6 inches long ...

Among the most popular winter-blooming shrubs in Florida prior to the 1989 Christmas freeze was red powderpuff, a densely branched, evergreen Bolivian species that, left unpruned, can grow 20 feet ...