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Calliandra Dixie Pink - Plants2Gardens

Calliandra Dixie Pink

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Position
Full Sun or Part Shade
Hardiness
Hardy
Height
250cm
Spread
100cm
What You'll Receive What to Expect on Delivery
1 x 2 Litre Pot Grown Plant
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The powder puff shrub with leaves that close at dusk!
Fabulous, tropical looking shrub with attractive, finely divided, mimosa like, glossy green leaves which are bronze tinged when young. Plant close to your summer patio where you can watch the leaves slowly close at dusk whilst you watch the sun set.

In summer pretty pink tufty flowers made up from hundreds of stamen with a fluffy like appearance from a white centre giving it the name the powder puff tree.

Not fully hardy but if planted in a container position in a sheltered spot against a south facing wall and it should not require any further protection. From manchester and further up this plant may need to come into a greenhouse or conservatory for winter.

Pune after flowering to keep the plant in shape.
Note this plant has been recently pruned on the nursery to encourage more flowering stems this summer and currently stands approx 25 - 30cm tall.

What This Plant Brings to Your Garden

Leaves that fold at dusk

The fine mimosa-like leaflets fold shut as the light goes, a slow evening movement worth a patio seat to watch through summer.

Pink powder puff blooms

Each summer flower is a fluffy tuft of pink-tipped stamens rising from a white base, giving the plant its powder puff name.

Nectar for bees

Bees find the stamen-packed flowers an easy landing, working them for nectar on warm afternoons through the middle of summer.

About This Plant

Calliandra surinamensis grows wild across warm parts of the Caribbean and South America, and Dixie Pink carries that tropical look in its ferny, bronze-tinged young growth. Set it near a summer sitting spot and the folding leaflets become part of the evening as much as the flowers.

It needs warmth and shelter to do well, so a container against a south-facing wall suits it, moved under glass for winter in colder northern gardens. Once the flowers fade, a light prune keeps the shape neat and steers energy into next year's stems.

Plant Information

  • Plant type is Shrub

    Plant Type

    Shrub

  • This Plant will grow to 250cm high and 100cm wide

    Plant Size

    Eventual Height: 250cm

    Eventual Spread: 100cm

  • Plant in Full Sun or Part Shade

    Planting Position

    Full Sun or Part Shade

  • Plant type is Hardy

    Hardiness:

    Hardy

Planting & Flowering Guide

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Quality & Sourcing

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  • Hand-selected by our own RHS-trained team
  • Sourced from specialist growers across the UK and Europe
  • Specialists in mature plants for first-season impact
  • Unusual varieties you won't find in every garden centre
Packing & Delivery
  • Packed by hand, plant by plant
  • Boxed to protect new growth in transit
  • Recyclable cardboard outers
  • Quality-checked before every dispatch

Delivery Information

What to Expect on Delivery

All plants are expertly packed to ensure they arrive in perfect condition, ready to thrive in your garden.

  • Standard Delivery (3 to 5 days): £4.95
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Returns

If anything arrives damaged, tell us within 3 days and we will replace it or refund you. Unwanted items can be returned within 7 working days, unused and in the original packaging.

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