fairy duster

Calliandra eriophylla

Flower name
fairy duster
Scientific name
Calliandra eriophylla
Aliasベニゴウカン, 緋合歓, 紅合歓, カリアンドラ・エリオフィラ, Calliandra, fairy duster
Place of originTropical America
Place of floweringGreenhouse, Subtropical region
Flowering seasonApril, May, June, July, August, September, October, November

What is fairy duster

Fairy duster (scientific name: Calliandra eriophylla) is a tropical evergreen shrub of the family Fabaceae native to tropical America. Hemispheric flowers like red cosmetic puffs bloom. But what looks like a flower is an aggregate of stamen. It is a flower like Reduced Powder Puff (Red Powder Puff) called a companion Scalable Flower(Scientific Name: Calliandra haematocephala). Blooming flowers like red pink nemunoki (leaf tree), the leaves are like nemunoki and close at night. It is similar to 'Ohi'a Lehua.

Common name: Fairy duster, Scientific name: Calliandra eriophylla , aka: fairy duster, Benigokan , Hinemu, Calliandra eriophylla, Calliandra ,tree: 1.5 meters tall, flower color: red, flowering period: April to November, flower shape: dome shape, flower size: 5 cm .