Pink Powder Puff Tree-30gallon

These hardy small trees branch out wide with very attractive leaves. The flower buds are as unusual as the flowers...like little rounded berry clusters.

The puffball blooms attract honeybees, butterflies and even hummingbirds.

If you're tempted to "pet" the soft fuzzy flowers - look closely first to make sure a bee isn't at work deep inside the bloom.

Besides the typical bright red, cotton-candy pink and creamy white varieties, there is the stunning Surinam powderpuff tree (Calliandra surinamensis) with unusual flowers like white, fan-shaped artist's brushes dipped into deep pink paint.

The powderpuff makes an excellent small-yard tree with an informal, cottage-garden appeal