Happy Pentas-mas!
by
Douglas Hunt
I can't think of a better way to wish all of my Hometalk friends happy holidays than to give a shout-out to Pentas (Pentas lanceolata), one of the few plants whose common name matches the botanical name of its genus. While it is hardy (unless we have a hard freeze) where I am in zone 9b and is still putting on a show, as you can see in these pictures, it is widely available as an annual in the rest of the country and makes a great bedding or container plant. In addition to taking summer heat in stride, it is one of the best butterfly plants around. Many cultivars have been developed so you can have pentas from less than a foot to around 3 feet (it grows substantially larger in its native environment).
Here's to a bloom-filled 2015.
Here's to a bloom-filled 2015.
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Gorgeous images. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Doug , for the reminder of a childhood plant grown by grandmother. Merry Christmas.
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