Pentas lanceolata 'Rose' /Rose Pentas

Pentas lanceolata 'Rose'  / Pentas lanceolata 'Rose'
Hot pink flowers and foliage
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Hot pink flowers and foliage

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Scientific Name: Pentas lanceolata 'Rose'
Common Name: Rose Pentas
Plant Type: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone: 8, 9, 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height: 1-2 feet
Spread: 1-2 feet
Bloom time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Flower color: Pink
Light Exposure: Sun, Part Sun
Drainage: Well drained, Moist, Dry
Rate of Growth: Moderate
Water Requirement: Medium
Maintenance Level: Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments: The hot pink color is very attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. In shape this cultivar is generally low and mounding. Used as an annual bedding plant or in containers where not winter hardy. Hot pink flowers in profusion are present from spring through fall.