![]() ![]() Flowers: Flower Color: Gold/Yellow Pink Purple/Lavender Red/Burgundy White Flower Value To Gardener: Good Cut Showy Flower Bloom Time: Fall Summer Flower Shape: Star Tubular Flower Size: 1-3 inches Flower Description: The 3" tubular star-shaped blooms.Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Sand Soil pH: Acid (Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial Houseplant Perennial Habit/Form: Dense Growth Rate: Rapid Maintenance: Low Texture: Medium.Play Value: Attractive Flowers Attracts Pollinators Dimensions: Height: 1 ft. Attributes: Genus: Pentas Species: lanceolata Family: Rubiaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Arabian penninsula, eastern Africa Wildlife Value: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.Tags: #purple #full sun tolerant #drought tolerant #lavender #white flowers #pink flowers #shade garden #fall interest #summer flowers #deer resistant #herbaceous perennials #pollinator plant #fantz #butterfly friendly #perennial #annual ![]() 'Butterfly Cherry Red', 'Kaleidoscope Appleblossom', 'New Look Pink', 'New Look Red', 'New Look Violet', 'New Look White', 'Starcluster Rose', 'Starla Deep Rose' See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: Spider mites and aphids are insects that may affect this plant. Hummingbirds are attracted to the red variety, their first choice in a garden. ![]() Popular bedding plant with moderate to high drought tolerance. If grown and trimmed to form a hedge, flowering will be diminished, as this plant flowers on new growth. It can be planted as a hedge or border plant. In its growing zones, it will be covered year-round with 3" dense clusters of star-shaped flowers. Its best flowering occurs in full sun, however, it will tolerate some shade. Pentas can be grown as an herbaceous perennial in Zones 10 and 11, and as an annual in less temperate zones. Phonetic Spelling PEN-tass lan-see-oh-LAY-tah Description ![]()
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