Acacia

Powder Puff Tree

About Acacia and Powder Puff Tree

Acacia

Powder Puff Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs, Trees

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States

South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Slopes

Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Red, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Loam, Sandy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Dry

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Adequately

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Average Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Loamy, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Dry

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Not Available

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Healthy tree

Fungal Diseases, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Flies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Not Available, Urinary tract problems

Homeopathy

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects

Animal Feed, Used as firewood

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Senegalia berlandieri

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2 Common Name

Acacia

powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acacia

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.2 In German

Acacia

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.3 In French

Acacia

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Acacia

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.5 In Greek

Acacia

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Acacia

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.7 In Polish

Acacia

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.8 In Latin

Acacia

Calliandra calothyrsus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Acacia

Calliandra

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Acacieae

Ingeae

8.9 Subfamily

Mimosoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Acacia and Powder Puff Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Acacia and Powder Puff Tree? We provide you with everything About Acacia and Powder Puff Tree. Acacia doesn't have thorns and Powder Puff Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Acacia does not have fragrant flowers. Acacia has allergic reactions like Not Available and Powder Puff Tree has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Acacia and Powder Puff Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Acacia and Powder Puff Tree

Season and care of Acacia and Powder Puff Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Acacia and Powder Puff Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Acacia season is Spring and Powder Puff Tree season is Spring. The type of soil for Acacia is Dry, Loam, Sandy and for Powder Puff Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Acacia is Slightly Alkaline and for Powder Puff Tree is Acidic, Neutral.

Acacia and Powder Puff Tree Physical Information

Acacia and Powder Puff Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Acacia height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Powder Puff Tree height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Acacia and Powder Puff Tree are as follows:

Acacia flower color: White
Acacia leaf color: Dark Green
Powder Puff Tree flower color: Red and Magenta
Powder Puff Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green, Pink and Copper

Care of Acacia and Powder Puff Tree

Care of Acacia and Powder Puff Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Acacia pruning is done No pruning needed and Powder Puff Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Acacia needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Powder Puff Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.