tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854285493028775412.post4537321678292331232..comments2023-12-27T00:01:38.296+11:00Comments on Florez Nursery: Calliandra surinamensis 'Pink Poodle'Florez Nurseryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00675642756554004737noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854285493028775412.post-88369867147984904382014-03-23T11:49:50.446+11:002014-03-23T11:49:50.446+11:00I found this plant in gardens around Cairns about ...I found this plant in gardens around Cairns about thirty years ago and brought it back to Brisbane. <br />I named it C.surinamensis after seeing photos in "Tropica" I seem to remember and t would seem this was the correct naming?<br />We sold it for years, but it is now difficult to find in nurseries, as garden trends have changed.<br />It can be a very useful and beautiful plant, though you have to watch out for seedlings becoming weedy.<br />Seedlings are stable unlike C. haematocephala which will vary in colour from white to red, so best grown from cuttings.<br />Robert Percy<br />Nurseryman BrisbaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com