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Fairy Duster – Desert Horizon Nursery

Fairy Duster

Calliandra eriophylla
Categories:
Shrubs  ·  
Desert Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Water
Very low; deep, infrequent watering once established.
Size
2-3 ft tall × 3-4 ft wide
Habit
Mounded – spreading shrub
Toxicity
Not Established
Description
A low-growing shrub native to the Sonoran Desert, prized for showy pink powder-puff blooms. Tolerates drought and reflected heat once established. Ideal for low-water Zone 9b landscapes.
Bloom Time
Late winter to spring; reblooms after summer monsoon rains
Deciduous / Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Special Features
Arizona / Sonoran Native, Attracts Bees / Pollinators, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer / Rabbit Resistant
Growth Rate
Slow to moderate
Growth Habit
Mounded – spreading shrub
Mature Size
2-3 ft tall × 3-4 ft wide
Flower Color
Pink to rose
Foliage Color
Gray-green / fine bipinnate foliage
Landscape Use
Border / Bed, Desert / Xeriscape, Groundcover, Hedge / Screen, Specimen / Accent
Garden Style
Arizona Native, Desert / Xeriscape, Hedge / Formal, Pollinator / Wildlife
Soil
Alkaline Tolerant, Sandy / Rocky, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Blackfoot daisy, Brittlebush, Desert marigold, Desert Sage, Penstemon
Not Established
Not established — verify
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun

Water: Very low; deep, infrequent watering once established.

Soil: Well-draining sandy or gravelly soil; tolerates poor, rocky, alkaline desert soils.

Mature size: 2-3 ft tall, 3-4 ft wide

Bloom: Late winter to spring; reblooms after summer monsoon rains

Evergreen / deciduous: Semi-evergreen

Growth rate: Slow to moderate