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 ...

Twenty years ago, I’d have hesitated to encourage gardeners throughout Central Florida to install red powderpuff, an extra-large shrub from Bolivia. That’s because this cool-season bloomer is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...