It's covered in buds from head to toe so should be really bright in a few weeks. Mine is about eight feet tall. I read it eventually gets about 15 feet.
-Ron-
Metrosideros collina 'Springfire' starting to bloom
That is sooooo cool!
:) Donna
Beautiful!
Beautiful! You'll take another photo later, right?
I love this look. You can't beat those cheery red flowers. They are very similar to the Caesalpinia californica that I have, and I think you have that one too. I also have the red-flowering Callandra which is about to bloom.
is there a pink calliandra (sp?)
Yes, vossner, there is a pink calliandra. There are red, pink, and white ones.
Hi Vossner, Carter is right. Logee's sells all three colors: http://www.logees.com/store/ The dwarf pink one is called Calliandra emarginata, and the pink one with a white center is Calliandra Surinamiensis. Mine is the red Calliandra haematocephala. Here is mine today:
This Metrosideros is slowly opening more and more buds. I think this tree will be in bloom for quite awhile. It had buds on it all through late fall and winter. At this rate, I expect it to still be in bloom in a month.
-Ron-
Here is a Calliandra californica. It is ALWAYS in bloom. This one is about 5 feet high by 7 feet wide.
I don't know if you can tell, but there is a larger Calliandra in the background. It is big and vase shaped with light pink and white blooms. It blooms with five or six flushes a year.
-Ron-
All I can say is wow!!
:) Donna
Beautiful pictures, Ron. You've done a great job with the landscape.
Hey, Ron? Do you cut back your Calliandra and, if so, what time of year do you do that?
Jen, I never cut any of my Calliandras back. I like 'em just the way they are.
In fact the only time I cut certain plants or bushes back is when they are invading on another, nearby plant.
-Ron-
Thanks. Mine are looking a bit scraggly but in general I like to let plants Be.
Hey Ron, this was supposed to be a Caesalpinia pulcherrima, but the stem is smooth with no thorns, and it is about ten feet tall now with buds that don't look like Caesalpinia buds. Any ideas?
My Caesalpinia gilliesii is starting to set buds also--although it's a little later than yours because I trim mine back in December. It doesn't have thorns Clare. I'm pretty sure that's what it is.
-Ron-
Okay, thanks, Ron. I did buy a C. gilliesii so that must be it!
My C. mexicana is about to bloom also:
They are gorgeous
can they grow in pots?
CC, which one: the Metrosideros collina 'Springfire' or the Calliandra or the Caesalpinia? I sort of went off topic. Sorry about that. I think you can grow the Calliandra and Caesalpinia species in a pot at least for awhile, but they do tend to get large.
The Metrosideros is the one I'm in love with.....
Thought I'd post one more of this...it's at its peak right now.
-Ron-
