Spring Starflower

Powder Puff Tree

About Spring Starflower and Powder Puff Tree

Spring Starflower

Powder Puff Tree

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina

South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

9-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Red, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray 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

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Fungal Diseases, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Homeopathy

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Animal Feed, Used as firewood

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2 Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spring Starflower

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.2 In German

Frühling Borretsch

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.3 In French

Spring Starflower

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.4 In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.5 In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.8 In Latin

Spring Starflower

Calliandra calothyrsus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipheion

Calliandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gilliesieae

Ingeae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Mimosoideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

250

Rank: 51 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Spring Starflower and Powder Puff Tree

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

Compare Bulb Plants » More

Spring Starflower and Dwarf Iris

Spring Starflower and Iris

Spring Starflower and Wild Hyacinth

» More

More Compare Bulb Plants

Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Powder Puff Tree

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

Spring Starflower and Powder Puff Tree Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Powder Puff Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Powder Puff Tree height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Powder Puff Tree are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Powder Puff Tree flower color: Red and Magenta
Powder Puff Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green, Pink and Copper

Care of Spring Starflower and Powder Puff Tree

Care of Spring Starflower and Powder Puff Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower 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 Spring Starflower 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.