Stunning Pentas Lanceolata Hybrida Plants for Sale - Enhance Your Garden Today!
- Common name:
- Pentas Hybrids
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Hybrid Pentas
- Category:
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Flowering Pot Plants, Shrubs, Groundcovers
- Family:
- Rubiaceae or Ixora and Pentas family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Various colored flowers available viz., Pink, Red, White, Orange, Dark Pink, Light Pink, Lilac or mauve, Purple, Salmon
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Form:
- Upright or Erect
- Special Character:
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- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- Attracts bees
- Suitable for road median planting
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over hundreds
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Plant Description:
- - These are seed grown hybrids.
- They are compact and free flowering.
- They do not have a very long life - but neither do the regular pentas.
- Pentas are to be used as annuals or as biannuals.
- They need to be changed for top performance.
- Pentas are easy to grow shrubs.
- They are very similar to Ixoras - but grow quickly and flower more. A wider color range too is available.
- Native of Africa & Madagacar.
- Its very useful in tropical gardens. They cannot tolerate cold and dry heat.
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Growing tips:
- - Suitable for full sunlight as well as for semi shade. May require replacements after 3 to 4 yrs.
- It grows best in partial shade.
- Suitable for the tropical and subtropical areas.
- Flowers throughout the year except in severe winter.
- Practically no pruning is required.
- The most beautiful small shrubs of the warmer areas.
- It is easy to grow.
- Grow in a pots or in raised beds as plants require good drainage.
- They prefer semi shade or bright light and moderate humidity.
- Mid day will result in drying of leaves - especially the lower ones.
- Plants require regular irrigation. If not they will immediately drop their lower leaves and will look leggy.
- Can be cut back at the beginning of monsoon and in spring.
- Regular feeding will keep the flowers coming.