Red powderpuffs have arresting flowers shaped like soft round brushes. They are not
native to North America, but they are popular cultivated plants. They are Bolivian natives.
Red powderpuffs actually come in pink and white
as well as red.
From Hamakuapoko, Maui, HI, by Forest Starr & Kim Starr
From the Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, HI, by Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Identification: These shrubs are 10-15′ (3-4.6 m) high. Leaves are bipinnate. The "puffs" are not
the flowers. The flowers are small and white, fused together in the center of the puff, while the
puff is composed of stamens. The shape and color of these arrays are
unmistakable.