Calliandra eriophylla | Fairy Duster. Originated in … Southwestern US & Mexico | Shrub
Calliandra eriophylla 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 eriophylla is known to attract humming birds and other nectar feeding garden birds.
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Calliandra eriophylla so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy duster is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Calliandra eriophylla | Fairy Duster is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
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 eriophylla is a good hummingbird feeder. Fairy duster can survive cold winter nights that go as low as 10 Fahrenheit. This plant likes soils that are poor. This species does best in full sun. It does well in dry soils.
Calliandra eriophylla will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Calliandra eriophylla is a perennial. Flowers: Fairy duster has fluffy brush shaped flowers that look like exploding firecrackers. Blossoms appear in February and continue through May. Typically the blossoms are either white or pink.
Calliandra eriophylla | Fairy Duster is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is white,pink. 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 eriophylla starts to bloom around 02,01 blooming stops about 05,31
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.