Red Puff Tree- Calliandra - Puffing colors and warmth during mid-December

Red Puff Tree- Calliandra haematocephala

• It is an evergreen shrub commonly found in house landscape. Parks and golf course do adore this plant. It is conducive to Lahore weather (USA Z 9a- 11). It can grow in a range of soils. Can be contained in containers. 

A showy flower. Color is of red stamens.
Photo by Rashad

Raspberry like flower buds. Photo by Rashad.

New copper pink leaves mature into dark green color.
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Touching neighbors with flowery branches.
Photo by Rashad.

Take a brush and paint to your delight. Photo by Rashad.

Attractive to bees, birds and butterflies.
Photo by Rashad.

• Happy reading and viewing, readers!