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STARRTM Attraction
by Janice Austin,
Master Gardener
Mountain States Wholesale Nursery announces that a new hybrid clone is on its way to a nursery near you! This Calliandra, Sierra StarTM, will shine brightly in your garden, loving full sun and thriving in those troublesome reflected heat exposures where most other plants wilt.
A hybrid between the Pink Fairy Duster, Calliandra eriophylla, and the Baja Fairy Duster, Calliandra californica, the new Sierra StarrTM shows off desirable attributes of both parents. Hummingbirds are drawn to its year-around flashy red flowers spangling the densely branching, evergreen foliage. As a clone, Sierra StarrTM may be used in both brilliant masses or semi-formal plantings, growing moderately to 4-5' high x 4-5' wide.
You may find this plant a stellar performer in your garden galaxy
Photo Courtesy Mountain States Wholesale Nursery.
Maricopa County Master Gardener Volunteer Information
Last Updated November 2, 2004
Author: Lucy K. Bradley, Extension Agent Urban Horticulture, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
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