Calliandra californica 'Mexicali Rose' PP36387

Mexicali Rose Fairy Duster

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This seemingly everblooming Baja native exhibits a soft puffball-like red flower that attracts numerous native pollinators, including the Monarch and Queen butterfly. Mexicali Rose has a dense growth habit and is naturally symmetrical. Exceptionally cold hardy and heat tolerant, Mexicali is perfect for streetscapes and xeric landscapes.

FAMILY

Fabaceae

MATURE HEIGHT

4 ft

GROWTH HABIT

Dense, symmetrical, clonal

WATER REQUIREMENT

Low to moderate water

HARDY TO

20° F

NATIVE REGION

Sonora Mexico to Baja California

TYPE

Perennial

SOIL TYPE

Thrives in a range of rocky to sandy soils

MAINTENACE TIPS

Natural, clonal shape ensures minimal to no maintenance

ELEVATION

Sea level

4 ft

MATURE WIDTH

LEAF SHAPE

Bipinnate compound. Feather-like appearance

FLOWER COLOR

Red

FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS

Long, silky stamens that appear like puff balls or feather dusters

FRUIT/SEED

none

SUN EXPOSURE

Full to Reflective Sun

POLLINATORS

Marine blue butterfly, leda hairstreak butterfly, monarch butterfly, western pygmy blue butterfly, longhorn bee, Honeybee, fatal metal mark butterfly, grey hairstreak butterfly, sleepy orange butterfly, cloudless sulphur butterfly, Agapostemon bee, Yellow paper wasp (beneficial), syrphid fly (beneficial), Didaea fasciata (beneficial), Copestylum fornax (beneficial)

PRUNING TIPS

Prune after threat of frost has passed.