Red Pentas
Pentas lanceolata
Red Pentas blooms from May through October.
Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.
Growing Red Pentas
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 10–11. Expect it to reach about 1.6 ft tall and 1.3 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.
When to plant Red Pentas
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Red Pentas into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from May to October.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 10 in January.
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