Baha Ruby Fairy Duster. Calliandra californica, FabaceaePea Family ( Fabaceae ), Baha Ruby Fairy Duster. Also Called: Calliandra peninsularis, Red Fairy Duster, Baja Fairy Duster, Flame Bush. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We share images and information with Wikipedia. A low-growing evergreen shrub. Native to the sandy washes, flats, and hillsides in the Cape region of Baja California. A very popular landscape plant in Arizona. Quick Notes: Height: 1 - 3 feet tall, with a spread of 3 - 4 feet. Leaves: Bipinnately compound, 1 - 1.5 inchs long 1/2 inches across; with fern shaped leaflets, 0.5 inch wide, 2 to 4 pairs of pinnae, each with 5 to 10 pairs of leaflets, 0.12 inch up to 0.2 inch long. Flowers: Red 2" flowering balls, formed by the long pink filaments of 20 or more stamens emerging from small clustered flowers. Flowering Time: February - May. Sometimes again in the fall. Stems/Trunks: Upright branches, the stems are light gray growing woodier with age. Seeds: Dehiscent pods which pop open and eject seeds for a great distance at maturity. Found: The USDA claims that Calliandra californica is native to the USA (AZ, CA, NM, TX). In Arizona it is said to be native to all counties except Navajo, & Apache. In Mexico it is native to the states of Baja Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Jalisco, Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, & Queretaro. Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F) Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Elevation: 0 - 4,500 Feet. (Said To Grow At This Elevation). My experience is that it does not! Habitat: Ornamental in lower elevations or Arizona. Sandy washes. Introduced from tropical America. An ideal Xeriscape Landscape Plant throughout lower elevations (under 2,500 feet) in Arizona. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken March 21, 2003 in Glendale area. Used as a xeriscape landscaping plant in the Phoenix and Tucson areas.

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