Whether you grow from seed or purchase mature plants, make sure you plant them outside in spring, when the soil warms up and there's no risk of frost. They like a little space away from one ...

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

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.

Colorful ground cover and filler plant. From Java and India comes marble leaf, a 12-to-18-inch-tall mounding plant that sports dark-green foliage decorated with a broad yellow center.

The plants need enough soil to protect their root systems. I usually don't plant in anything smaller than 24 inches in diameter and height if I expect it to live. Secondly, you mentioned the ...

Many colorful pentas are growing in my landscape. How can I start more to grow this summer? A. Start as many new plants as you need by rooting 4- to 6-inch tip cuttings.

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 Ti… ...