Among the best summer flowers are pentas plants, or Pentaslanceolata, charming shrubs with clusters of blooms that often grow in pink, red and white. They're native to tropical climates, including ...

Nothing catches the eye in a garden quite like a bright red flower, for humans and hummingbirds alike. And while perennials ...

Pentas (Pentas lanceolata) also known as Egyptian star clusters or star flowers, are stunning plants with vibrant bursts of color famed for their summer-long blooms. This easy-to-care-for ...

You will have an abundance of butterflies anytime you have pentas in the landscape, and maybe even more butterflies when you plant Butterfly pentas in your garden.

The pentas fulfills all those preferences but the fragrance. Planted in loamy, moderately moist soil, a small one-gallon potted plant will turn into a compact, bloom-covered shrub in a single summer.

For an easy sturdy planting for summer, try a grouping of Pentas lanceolata or star clusters. This plant is extremely heat tolerant and will take living in pots with weekly watering. Pentas come ...

If you’re looking for a little horticultural adventure in your garden, try growing roses from seed. Horticulturist Kathy Echols says it’s easy to do and within six months, you should have a ...

A mixture of dwarf red pentas, low-growing white flowered zinnias and blue spreading torenia will provide patriotic colors for your container gardens. (Courtesy of Tom MacCubbin) ...

Growing peaches from seed can save you big bucks when you learn to grow peaches, apricots, and nectarines from seed. Growing fruit trees from seeds is remarkably easy on you and your wallet!

A. I hate to discourage you, but growing cyclamen from seed is not easy. Germination can be slow and erratic, especially if the seed is not fresh. The round seed pods you see were produced after ...

Growing Tips All tomatoes are heat-loving perennials usually grown as summer annuals. Although large beefsteaks can be fussy about climate, the many cultivars of cherry tomatoes are far less so.

A friend of mine has a beautiful flowering plant. It's very tall with orange daisy-like flowers and she calls it a Mexican sunflower. I'm hoping I can grow it from seed. Your friend is growing a ...