White powder puff

Calliandra haematocephala 'alba'

Puff-like flowers

Flower name
White powder puff
Scientific name
Calliandra haematocephala 'alba'
Aliasパウダーパフ, White powederpuff, シロバナオオベニゴウガン, Powederpuff, 白花大紅合歓, ホワイトパウダーパフ, オオベニゴウガン, カリアンドラ
Place of originGarden variety
Place of floweringGreenhouse, Subtropical region, Horticultural species
Flowering seasonJanuary, February, March, April, May, December
Language of flowersClear your mind

What is White powder puff

White Powder Puff (Scientific name: Calliandra haematocephala 'Alba') is a gardening variety of tropical evergreen shrubs of the family Fabaceae. White flowers like hemispherical cosmetic puffs bloom. What looks like this flower is an aggregate of stamen.
A white flower garden varieties of Red Powder Puff (Scientific name: Calliandra haematocephala) that is similarly blooming red flower is native to Bolivia. Although it is a different genus, it is similar to a Albizia julibrissin, it is a tree like a white nettle.

Common name: White Powederpuff , scientific name: Calliandra haematocephala 'Alba', origin: Bolivia, living type: tropical Evergreen broadleaf shrubs, height: 2-3 m, branches are well branched, tree next to the spread, even-pinnately compound leaves: leaf Small leaf:1.5 cm leaf length: oblong leaf arrangement: opposite leaf margin: entire, inflorescence shape: each tubular flower out of numerous white stamens, hemispherical to spherical flower heads formation, color: white, flowering: December-may, flower diameter: 8-10 cm, fruits: pods, fruit length: 5-10 cm, fruit color: green to grayish-brown