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Powder Puff Tree
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About Panicum and Powder Puff Tree

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Grass
Shrub

Origin

-
South America

Types

Switchgrass
Calliandra haematocephala

Number of Varieties

4505
0 40000
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Habitat

Wet lands
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-8

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm180.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.00 cm240.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Indigo
Red, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Brown
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
bipinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Moist
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Moist
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Fungal Diseases, Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

-
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Deers
Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

small hedge
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Homeopathy

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Flowers, Wood

Other Uses

Used as Biofuel
Animal Feed, Used as firewood

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PANICUM
Calliandra calothyrsus

Common Name

Panicum
powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster

In Hindi

panikom
Calliandra calothyrsus

In German

panikom
Calliandra calothyrsus

In French

panikom
Calliandra calothyrsus

In Spanish

panikom
Calliandra calothyrsus

In Greek

Panicum
Calliandra calothyrsus

In Portuguese

Panicum
Calliandra calothyrsus

In Polish

Panicum
Calliandra calothyrsus

In Latin

Panicum
Calliandra calothyrsus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales
Fabales

Family

Poaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Panicum
Calliandra

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Ingeae

Subfamily

Panicoideae
Mimosoideae

Number of Species

450250
1 27800
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Properties of Panicum and Powder Puff Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Panicum and Powder Puff Tree? We provide you with everything About Panicum and Powder Puff Tree. Panicum doesn't have thorns and Powder Puff Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Panicum does not have fragrant flowers. Panicum has allergic reactions like and Powder Puff Tree has allergic reactions like . 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 Panicum and Powder Puff Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Panicum and Powder Puff Tree

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

Panicum and Powder Puff Tree Physical Information

Panicum and Powder Puff Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Panicum height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Powder Puff Tree height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Panicum and Powder Puff Tree are as follows:

  • Panicum flower color: Indigo

  • Panicum leaf color:

  • Powder Puff Tree flower color: Red and Magenta

  • Powder Puff Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green, Pink and Copper

Care of Panicum and Powder Puff Tree

Care of Panicum and Powder Puff Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Panicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Powder Puff Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Panicum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Powder Puff Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.