Calliandra angustifolia (Bobinsana)
Calliandra angustifolia
Botanical names: Calliandra angustifolia, Calliandra stricta
Common name: Bobinsana
Family: Fabaceae
Origin: South America
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Bobinsana is a shrubby tree that grows 4 to 6 meters high that is usually found alongside rivers and streams in the Amazon Basin This water-loving tree is especially abundant on the banks of the Huallaga and Mayo rivers in Eastern Peru. Bobinsana can also be found alongside streams in the cloud forests and warmer valleys of the Eastern Andean slopes up to 1500 meters in elevation. Bobinsana produces pretty pink to reddish powderpuff-like flowers.
Similar plants: Calliandra angustifolia (Bobinsana)
- Calliandra brevipes (Pink Powderpuff)
- Calliandra californica (Baja Fairy Duster)
- Calliandra calothyrsus (Cabello de Angel (Angels Hair))
- Calliandra haematocephala x surinamensis 'Nana' (Dwarf Powderpuff Tree)
- Calliandra haematocephala (Rose cascade)
- Calliandra houstoniana (Tree Calliandra)
- Calliandra parvifolia (Powderpuff)
- Calliandra riparia (Dwarf Powderpuff)
- Calliandra sp. (Powder Puff)
- Calliandra surinamensis (Surinam Powder Puff)
Calliandra angustifolia
Calliandra angustifolia (Bobinsana or Pink Powderpuff) creates a spectacular display when the shrub is covered with countless fluffy pink blooms, like a living carpet of flowers.
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