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| synonyms: Fairy Duster, Mesquitella, Mock Mesquite |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| size: Low shrubs |
| leaf type: Composite leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with pods/beans |
| leaf colour: Leaves green |
| plants for a purpose: Trees and shrubs with decorative pink flowers |
| growing conditions: Drought tolerant plants |
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Calliandra eriophylla Benth. Fairy Duster, Mock Mesquite or Mesquitella A low, spreading shrub with small pinnate leaves and rose-pink to purplish-pink flowers in solitary heads with long stamens, native of S. California to W. Texas, and N Mexico, in Baja California growing in desert scrub in sandy washes and gullies, usually below 1500m, flowering in February-March. Shrub to 1.2m high; leaves with 2-4 pairs of pinnae. Stamens 1.5-2cm long. Pods 5-7cm silvery with a red edge. For desert conditions or dry, well-drained soil. Min. -3°C. |
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