Powder Puff Pink Surinam Tree Live Plant Rose Cascade Calliandra surinaminsis Unique Flowers Bonsai Starter Plant 4 Inch Pot

The Pink Powder Puff Tree or Rose Cascade is a fast growing member of the large Mimososaceae or Mimosa Family. Like most all the plants of this genus, the pinnate leaves close together like praying hands at night. The prolific pink to white puff ball flowers are very attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. It is in heaviest bloom thru the spring to mid fall. The buds resemble small berries.

It is an attractive single specimen plant. Being small in stature, with a somewhat horizontal growth habit makes it well suited for urban and small lot use. While it can be mass planted and hedged, there are better choices of the species for that use.

The Rose Cascade Pink Powder Puff is frequent favorite choice for bonsai culture, as it's trunk and limbs remain flexible for an extended time and it can be successfully grown and will bloom indoors with the proper set up.