Asked on Apr 16, 2014

Please identify this plant.

Jay
by Jay
Is this a variety of Pentas? That was what i was told at the nursery. This plant has been identified as Panama Rose! Thankyou! :)
  6 answers
  • Leslie Long Leslie Long on Apr 16, 2014
    Maybe someone can tell you what it is but I can positively say it is NOT a Penta :) The name is derived from the number 5, referring to the five lobes of the blossom and this one has only 4. I have never seen a Penta that looks like this but maybe they would not grow here in Florida and that is why we don't sell them.
  • Georgia Garrett Georgia Garrett on Apr 16, 2014
    Looks like a penta to me.
  • Jay Jay on Apr 16, 2014
    Oh wow! You've nailed it Leslie! Thankyou! :)
  • Jay Jay on Apr 16, 2014
    I must tell them the name next time i'm there! lol!
  • Douglas Hunt Douglas Hunt on Apr 17, 2014
    I have this plant, which is Rondeletia leucophylla, growing in my yard. The most common common name is Panama Rose, but it is also sometimes referred to as bush pentas.
  • Jay Jay on Apr 17, 2014
    Thankyou Douglas Hunt! :)