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Powder
Puff Plant (Calliandra haematocephala) - to 3 feet
tall, It bears rounded two- to three-inch-wide eye-catching flowers
that really do resemble a powder puff. Each flower is composed of
hundreds of slender, bright-red stamens that seem to explode out from
the center of the flower, creating the fluffy, powder-puff effect.
The flowers are very soft to the touch. They’re borne singly at
the tips of its numerous branches. It begins forming flower buds
during the shortening days of fall and blooms from early winter right
through spring at a time when flowers are truly appreciated. It
produces dozens and dozens of striking flowers over its long bloom
season. Even young plants less than a foot tall produce blooms,
making it a very rewarding house plant at any age. Powder puff plant
grows upright and is multibranched, forming a small shrubby plant at
maturity. When grown in a pot, it reaches two to four feet high and
wide and its size can be controlled by pruning. A live plant in a 3" pot - $20 each or 3 for $57.00 - You
save $3.00!
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