What is
Life Span
Perennial
Biennial and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
South America
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Not available
Not Available
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate
waste ground, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-124-9
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-8
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Rosette/Stemless
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
240.00 cm7.60 cm
0.1
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Not Available
Shape
Leaf Shape
bipinnate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Fungal Diseases, Scale insects
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
Not Available
Stomach burn
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Blood purifying, Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Homeopathy
Aphrodisiac
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Root
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as firewood
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
Calliandra calothyrsus
PASTINACA sativa
Common Name
powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster
Parsnip
In Hindi
Calliandra calothyrsus
चुकंदर
In German
Calliandra calothyrsus
Pastinake
In French
Calliandra calothyrsus
Panais
In Spanish
Calliandra calothyrsus
Chirivía
In Greek
Calliandra calothyrsus
Είδος δαυκίου
In Portuguese
Calliandra calothyrsus
cherivia
In Polish
Calliandra calothyrsus
Pasternak
In Latin
Calliandra calothyrsus
parsnip
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Apiales
Family
Fabaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Calliandra
Abelia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ingeae
Not Available
Subfamily
Mimosoideae
Not Available
Number of Species
250NA
1
27800
👆🏻