General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Plant Height: 1 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Pink Fairy Duster
  • Fairyduster
  • Mesquitilla
  • Desert Fairy Duster

Photo Gallery
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Location: Desert Botanical Garden   Phoenix, AZ
Date: 2024-04-08
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Location: N. E. Medina Co., Texas
Date: October, 2013
Pink Fairyduster bloom
Location: Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California
Date: 2012-04-16

Date: 2015-02-27

Date: 2015-03-07
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: April 6, 2012
Pink Duster
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Date: 2019-03-21
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Date: 2019-03-21
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Date: 2019-03-21
Comments:
  • Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 4b) on Feb 8, 2022 9:43 PM concerning plant:
    This little shrub is an inconspicuous part of the arid landscape most of the year, but in spring the exquisite clusters of flowers with their many long stamens form delicate pink balls, giving the plant a fluffy pink appearance in full bloom. It belongs to a group of mostly tropical woody plants that includes Acacias and Mimosas.

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