Michael & Patricia Fogden / White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) hummingbird male feeding on nectar of Fairy Duster (Calliandra sp) flower in cloud forest, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Pascal Pittorino / Fairy duster flower (Calliandra haematocephala) close up, in botanic garden,Var, France, September.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope) female feeding on Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla). Gila National Forest, New Mexico, USA, August.

Martin Gabriel / Red powderpuff (Calliandra haematocephala) flower, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Tim Fitzharris / Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Fairy Duster (Calliandra sp) flower, Costa Rica

Neil Lucas / Fairy duster flower {Calliandra eriophylla} Baja California, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Flowering Hummingbird bush {Calliandra californica} and Cardon cactus {Pachycereus pringlei} Desierto Central, Baja California, Mexico

Nick Upton / White powderpuff shrub (Calliandra haematocephala 'alba') flowering, Puerto de la Cruz Botanical Garden, Tenerife, Canary Islands, October. Cultivated plant.

Jeff Foott / Baja fairy duster (Calliandra californica). Catavina, Valle de los Cirios Reserve, Baja California, Mexico.

Jeff Foott / Baja fairy duster (Calliandra californica) flowering, Catavina, Valle de los Cirios Reserve, Baja California, Mexico.

Jeff Foott / Pink fairy duster (Calliandra eriophylla) flowering amongst cacti. Lower Colorado Desert, Northern Baja, Mexico.

Jeff Foott / Pink fairy duster (Calliandra eriophylla) growing amongst cacti. Lower Colorado Desert, Northern Baja, Mexico.