Those were the days. In the 1970s, among the plants that seemed to be in nearly every Central Florida garden was the red powder puff (Calliandra haematocephala). This massive Bolivian shrub enlivened ...

Growth habit: An evergreen with multiple arching branches forming a rounded shrub growing to 12 feet tall and wide. The leaves are deep green, consist of numerous leaflets and grow to 6 inches long ...