Calliandra

Powderpuff Tree, Powder Puff, Fairy Duster

Message of the Flower

Striving towards Wisdom

The Mother’s Comment

A bit of wisdom is welcome.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Wisdom is the vision of truth in its essence and of its application in the manifestation.

The Mother, On Thoughts and Aphorisms: Aphorism - 1

Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees.

Reason divides, fixes details & contrasts them; Wisdom unifies, marries contrasts in a single harmony.

Sri Aurobindo, Essays Divine and Human: Jnana

Colour

White, greenish-white, pink, red, or purple

Family

Fabaceae

Cultivars

Nana', 'Pink'

Person who named the flower

George Bentham

Flower Size

Small individual flowers clustered into large heads

Flower Texture

Silky

Number of Petals

Small, inconspicuous

Floral Symmetry

Radial

Fragrance of Flower

Some mild fragrance

Leaf Texture

Smooth

Leaf Arrangement

Bipinnate

Leaf Color

Green, some with silvery hairs

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Small shrubs to medium-sized trees

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Varies, often year-round in suitable climates

Climate

Tropical to subtropical

Water Requirements

Moderate, drought-tolerant in some species

Soil Type

Well-drained, sandy to clay

Temperature Ranges

Frost-sensitive

Sun or Shade

Full sun to partial shade

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Susceptible to aphids, fungal diseases in poor conditions

Pollinators

Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds

Habitat

Tropical and subtropical Americas

Role in the Ecosystem

Nectar and pollen for pollinators

Quotations

None noted

Ornamental

Decorative flowers and foliage

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Enhancing garden and landscape designs

Endangered Status

Varies by species

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