If I had to pick one plant — one flowering plant — to place in my yard, I’d choose Pentas lanceolata, also known as star flower or star cluster. It’s available in lavender, white and multiple shades ...

Beds of bright flowers always lift our spirits, but when you add the fluttering movement and brilliant color of butterflies, you have one of nature's most enchanting combinations. View full ...

The early spring, at least in the South, has everyone drooling for new plants. The supply chain from producer to garden center somehow pulled off a miracle and the supply has never looked better. The ...

Gardeners everywhere, it seems, are planning their flower display for the warm-season landscape. I, too, have been poring over lists, seeing what will be available in our market this spring. One group ...

As we approach warmer weather, many of the plants used to add color and flowers to the landscape also finish up the season. Impatience, geranium and lobelia are beginning to fade and many folks are ...

The pentas is a 2-foot to 3-foot tall, ever-blooming shrub from the Middle East and Africa. Its clusters of tubular flowers, in a range of colors, are irresistible to butterflies and hummingbirds.

These are the times that try a gardener’s soul. The late summer weather depletes even the most dedicated among us, and few plants will appreciate getting a new home in a sunny bed just now. Might it ...

Question: What can I grow in a large pot and provide color to a patio on the east side of my house? I've tried everything, and nothing seems to survive. Answer: First of all, you mentioned your pot ...

The blossoms of few plants – if any – are as alluring to butterflies and hummingbirds as those of pentas (P. lanceolata), a bushy, evergreen perennial. Indeed, even diehard native plant enthusiasts ...

One old-fashioned favourite that is enjoying a bit of a resurgence is pentas. Growing into a shrub anywhere from about 50-80cm tall, pentas have dark green, pleated leaves, and bear numerous heads ...

Flowers can be a challenge in our hot steamy Florida weather. We have already talked about salvia and portulaca in the past two weeks. Another good option is pentas. Pentas will last throughout the ...