Calliandra californica | Baja Fairy Duster. Originated in … Baja California,Mexico | Shrub
Calliandra californica belongs to the plant family LEGUMINOS and Genus Calliandra This Shrub prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
People create special hummingbird or "hummer" gardens. Hummingbirds feed by site and tend to fly in the same areas. There is a term for these routes called traplinings. Consider hummingbird plants that flower at different times. Do not use pesticides since hummingbirds eat the plant insects as a source of protein. Hummingbirds do not have a sense of smell and rely upon sight and high nectar producing plants. Calliandra californica is known to attract humming birds and other nectar feeding garden birds.
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Calliandra californica so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Calliandra californica Baja fairy duster is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Calliandra californica has flowers that hummingbirds love to feed on. This somewhat tender plant can only survive cold winter nights that dip to 20 Fahrenheit. Baja fairy duster does well in poor soils. Full sun is needed for this plant to do its best. It usually does best in dry soils.
Calliandra californica will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Calliandra californica is a perennial. Baja fairy duster is semi-evergreen. Flowers: This plant has fluffy brush shaped flowers that look like exploding firecrackers. Blooms appear for a 10 month period from March through December. The flowers are typically of a red color.
Calliandra californica | Baja Fairy Duster is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is red. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: fluffy brush shaped flowers that look like exploding firecrackers
In the Northern Hemisphere Calliandra californica starts to bloom around 03,01 blooming stops about 12,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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"Hummingbird Gardens: Turning your yard into hummingbird heaven", Stephen W. Kress, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 2000.