Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Pentas

Pentas is a wonderful plant. It comes in many colors from red to pink, lavender and white.   My pink one and my red one I grew from cuttings.  This pink one is my second as my previous one was too old and when I went to de-pot it(from it's whiskey barrel), it had hardly any roots and I had to chuck it :-(  But I got a new one :-)  The hummingbirds love them.  The plants take full sun to part shade.  I have mine on an east side but at our old house I had them on the north side.  The pink and red ones grow to about 4 feet.  My white one stays compact to only 2 feet.   Nurseries used to carry all kinds of Pentas.  Most that you'll find now are the lower growing varieties.  But I love the taller ones as they fill in a space better and the hummingbirds will be safer away from the ground and cats.  They are all frost tender and they bloom almost constantly!  How many plants do that?  



3 comments:

  1. Oooh beautiful Aprille..great shots too! I think I love the pink ones..so pretty! How was I not following your blog..geesh! Am Now. Will add you to my blog list on my blog!!
    Hugs, Sarah

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  2. I love Pintas and keep forgetting about it. Sometimes it pays to be old if you live in a mobile home. Thanks for reminding me (temporarily).

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  3. Hi April, I just found your blog over Blotanical! I live and garden in Southern California, too, and thought it was really nice to find another blogger from this area. But now to your blog post: When I was in the nursery lately I consciously recognized pentas for the very first time. I almost bought a white one, but hold off, because I wanted to research the plant first. After reading your post I think I should go back and get it. Sounds like a really good plant for our climate. Thanks!
    Christina

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