Among the best summer flowers are pentas plants, or Pentas lanceolata, charming shrubs with clusters of blooms that often grow in pink, red and white. They're native to tropical climates ...

The pentas fulfills all those preferences but the fragrance. Planted in loamy, moderately moist soil, a small one-gallon potted plant will turn into a compact, bloom-covered shrub in a single summer.

Among the plants known to provide abundant nectar for adult butterflies, you can't beat pentas. The plentiful production of nectar, along with a profuse and long-blooming season, has earned pentas ...

Pentas are among the best annual summer color plants we can grow in Mississippi gardens and landscapes. Besides providing great color for us to enjoy, pentas are magnets for butterflies and ...

Though pentas plants are natural hummingbird magnets, there are a few things you can do to boost their appeal. First, choose the right color. Pentas blossoms tend to come in red, white, yellow ...

A lovely annual that will attract both butterflies and hummingbirds is penta (Penta lanceolata). Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. It has showy flowers in clusters 2 to 3 ...

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.

Answer: There is no such plant name as "penta." The Latin name of the plant is Pentas lanceolata. Common names include Egyptian stars and star flower, but we generally call this plant by its genus ...

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 ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida such as what durable, colorful plants to add to flower beds and care of white oleander, crape myrtles, pineapples, magnolia and vibur… ...