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Butterfly Red Pentas

Butterfly Red Pentas have deep green foliage . When you add to that the red bright cluster of star shaped flowers you have a knock-out plant.

Butterfly Red Pentas

Butterfly Red Pentas

This garden plant can be grown in both northern and southern garden beds and patio containers. This annual is also called ”Egyptian starflowers”. Pentas… are quickly becoming one of the most popular summer container and landscape plants

This is another plant I adore as they tolerant our Iowa heat and humidity.. and I love plants that bloom all summer.

 

 

I have these this year in 3 colors, white, red and pink. Red is probably most popular as you know how hard it is to get a red flower..and this is pretty true to red.

You can grow from seed and also starter plugs.. There are different cultivars of  Pentas..

Pentas love the heat and do well in hot, humid conditions.

butterfly red pentas

Spacing: Plant 14″ to 18″ apart. Height: Grows 18″ to 24″ tall.

How To Grow: Plant in full sun.

Outstanding Features: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Tips: Uses: Garden Bed, Containers, Landscapes, Indoor Plant

Happy Gardening

Diane Mumm

Pentas growing in the greenhouse

Pentas in the garden

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