Pentas

Pentas are tropical flowering plants that have hairy green leaves and clusters of flowers in shades of red, white, pink, and purple. Some species are commonly cultivated and can be grown in pots and baskets. It is a scrubby plant with an unruly shape.

plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Pentas

Latin name

Pentas

type

Perennial

family

Rubiaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

0.50 M 0.50 M

Pentas

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Pentas grow fairly slowly and in temperate climates, are usually planted as container or annual bedding plants. If growing outdoors, they will need winter protection and will die back once the temperature falls to 10C. They can then be dug up and planted into a conatainer for over-wintering. Site them in full sun and in moist but well drained soil, enriched with quality compost or manure. In containers, any good quality multi-purpose compoist will surfice but they must be kept moist and be sited where they will get plenty of sun.

Subscribe to GardenTags Premium to get personalised planting tasks and more for your entire plant collection