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Sunstar® Rose Egyptian Star Flower Pentas lanceolata

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
22" 2' 56cm 61cm
Height: 18" - 22"
Spread: 16" - 2'
Height: 46cm - 56cm
Spread: 41cm - 61cm
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  • Details

    18 - 22 Inches
    10 - 14 Inches
    16 - 24 Inches
    46cm - 56cm
    25cm - 36cm
    41cm - 61cm

    Features

    Extra-large clusters of flowers on dark green foliage, these heat tolerant plants bring on the pollinators and bloom nonstop all summer without any deadheading.

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    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Disease Resistant
    Long Blooming
    Heat Tolerant
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 22 Inches 46cm - 56cm
    Spacing: 
    10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cm
    Spread: 
    16 - 24 Inches 41cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Shade: 
    Rosy Pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Planting To Frost
    Hardiness Zones: 
    11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Great in containers and landscapes. Can be used as a cut flower where it is best used in shorter vessels.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Pentas is best grown in good, moist soil, but it can tolerate poorer soils as well. They prefer a pH close to 7, so consider amending soil with pelletized lime if planting in an area with highly acidic soil. They are quite heat tolerant. An application of controlled release fertilizer at planting should be sufficient, but an additional application in mid-summer will help the plants thrive into Fall.

    Sunstar® Rose Pentas lanceolata 'PEZZ0003' USPP 25,942
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    • Miesha Loggins
      , Texas
      , United States
      , 4 years ago
  • 15 Awards

    Award Year Award Plant Trial
    2022 Flameproof Dallas Arboretum
    2019 Top Performer - Early Season Michigan State University
    2019 Top Performer - Mid Season Michigan State University
    2019 Plant of Distinction University of Georgia
    2019 Top Performer Penn State University
    2019 Top Performer University of Florida - Fort Lauderdale
    2019 Perfect Score all Season Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens
    2019 Best of the Best University of Georgia
    2019 Leader of the Pack - Summer North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum
    2019 Leader of the Pack - Early Summer North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum
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