This shrub is valued in cultivation for its intriguing, red powderpuff flowers and dainty, fern-like leaves. It is a very heat and drought-tolerant and generally low-maintenance shrub. The flowers are enjoyed by hummingbirds and butterflies.
Native Range: Northwest Mexico
Horticultural use: Screen
Ethnobotanical Info / Tree

Foliage Type: Evergreen
Maximum Tree Height: 10 feet
Canopy Width: 010feet
Leaf Arrangement and Form: Alternate and Bipinnately Compound
Leaf Shape: Ovate
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Summer
Fruit Size and Color: Small Brown Legume

Water Use Rating: Very Low
Sunset Climate Zone: 10 – 15 and 17 – 24
Soil Texture: Clay, Loam or Sand
Soil pH: Alkaline to Acidic
Schoolyard Trees: No
Shade Tolerance: No

Wildlife Interactions: Attracts Butterflies, Bees and Hummingbirds