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Butterfly Red Pentas lanceolata

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
2' 18" 61cm 46cm
Height: 18" - 2'
Spread: 10" - 18"
Height: 46cm - 61cm
Spread: 25cm - 46cm
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  • Details

    18 - 24 Inches
    10 - 15 Inches
    10 - 18 Inches
    46cm - 61cm
    25cm - 38cm
    25cm - 46cm

    Features

    Large true red flowers with excellent vigor

    Award Winner
    Heat Tolerant
    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Butterflies

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Spacing: 
    10 - 15 Inches 25cm - 38cm
    Spread: 
    10 - 18 Inches 25cm - 46cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Flower Shade: 
    Red
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    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: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    Use in combinations, monocultures in all container types, and the landscape; also use as a cut flower

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Heat Tolerant.

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    • I love this plant, but find it hard to find at nurseries around her. Very easy to grow and the butterflies and humming birds love them. I want to try other colors as well.

      Martha
      , New York
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
  • 8 Awards

    Award Year Award Plant Trial
    2006 Flame Proof Dallas Arboretum
    2006 Flame Proof Dallas Arboretum
    2006 Flame Proof Dallas Arboretum
    2006 Flame Proof Dallas Arboretum
    2005 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
    2005 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
    2005 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
    2005 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
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