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Common name: Dwarf Powder Puff, Miniature powderpuff
Botanical name: Calliandra tergemina var. emarginata (List of synonyms)
- [ (kal-ee-AN-druh) from the Greek kallos (beautiful) and andra (stamen); (e-mar-jin-NAY-tuh) with a notched margin ]
Family: Mimosaceae (touch-me-not family) or Fabaceae s. l. (pea, or bean family)
- [ (fab-AY-see-ay) the Faba (broad bean) family, (formerly Leguminosae, the legume family) ]
Origin: Southern Mexico, Panama, Bolivia
This species has dwarf growth habit, and blooms year round. The plant is always covered with flowers. The name Calliandra comes from the Greek for 'beautiful stamens', and several of the approximately 150 shrubs and small trees belonging to this genus are grown for their dense heads of pink or white silky stamens that appear on short stalks along the upper sides of the branches.
Propagation is easier from seeds, cuttings are also possible. The globular flowerheads can be up to 2.5 inches in diameter (6 cm).
This plant can be trained either in a small standard tree or a nice round bush.
Courtesy:
- ILDIS
Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate.
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Special to the Daily/David Gidley
This skier was captured coming out of the trees between Chairs #4 and #8 on a recent bluebird powder day at Loveland Ski Area.
Black Powder Shooter haze of black powder on New Years Day, a tradition in this area of North Carolina.