Poo Jom Pon or Red Powder Puff flower

This Evergreen shrub can be up to 10 feet tall (3 m), 10 feet spread (3 m). She loves full sun and regular water when growing.

Most Powder Puffs grow fast and can become really big if not trimmed constantly.Calliandra haematocephala 'Nana' on the other hand is a slow grower and only reaches the height of about 5'-6' (if not trimmed.) It can easily be kept smaller as a potted plant.Another good advantage is that it blooms most of the year, blooming almost all the time during the warmer months of the year.Even though it is slow, with time it makes a beautiful bonsai.It will grow well from filtered light to full sun and requires average water (a little bit less in the winter.) The soil has to have very good drainage, which will be important especially in the winter when some plants have the tendency to become yellow leaves.

I took this shot from a shrub infront of my front door. I planted her in an eathen jar (2' diameter) and she gives the flowers for almost all year.

Wax rose is not a rose

กุหลาบพุกาม Wax Rose or Rose Cactus is NOT a rose.

Wax rose or Pereskia Wax Rose or Pereskia Rose Cactus is a deciduous, leaved cactus that is native from Mexico to Panama. Although the plants resemble wild roses, they are actually primitive cacti with leaves. The stems are not succulent, and have prominent spines. The vegetative plant hardly resembles the typical desert cacti, nor is it as drought resistant. She can reach up to 12 feet (3 m) in height and a width of about half its height. The dark green leaves can reach 8 inches (20 cm) long by 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) wide. They are easy cacti to grow and should be in every cactus collection.

Blooming Time : Native, in spring to early summer, the Orangish-red, 2 inch (5 cm) blossoms open late in the afternoon and last only one day. They are very showy. If fertilized, they create a waxy hemispherical fruit that is quite conspicuous. SO LUCKY!!! In Thailand she gives her vivid orangish-red flower for ALL year……yippieeeee !

Culture : Wax rose needs full sun to partial shade, with a rich, well-drained soil.
I found in many articles said : In the greenhouse, they use a soil mixture consisting of 2 parts peat moss to 1 part loam to 2 parts sand or perlite. During the spring and summer, the plants are kept moist and fertilized on a weekly basis. Since the plants are fast growers, you may have to keep them pruned to keep a desired form. In the greenhouse, they will grow up to 2 feet a year. In the winter months, the plant should be watered only enough to keep the stems from shriveling.

** Flower from home