Native to eastern Africa and the Arabian peninsula, pentas are hardy in zones 10 to 11, though they're grown as annuals in cooler climates. You can start the seeds indoors over the winter, within ...

Summer heat won't stop these annuals! Plant these 16 tough bloomers for nonstop color in beds, pots, and borders even during ...

Botanical Name: Pentas lanceolata. Sun Exposure: Full to part sun. Soil Type: Well-drained. Soil pH: Slightly acidic. When other flowers fade in the South’s searing heat, pentas still is going ...

Depending on the variety, marigolds can be both annuals and perennials. Choose the right type based on your region. Marigolds can be grown indoors before the last frost or directly sown after the ...

In the vibrant world of gardening, two main types of plants take center stage: annuals and perennials. Imagine annual flowers as the stars of a single-season show, bursting into bloom, painting ...

Annual flowers Petunias. If you want to add some color to your garden, petunias are the perfect thing to add to your garden pots or boxes. The only downside is you have to deadhead them, but that ...

Another strategy is to use perennials instead where there are many varieties of beautiful, pollinator-friendly plants like Coreopsis, Gaillardia, Salvias, and Pentas that can come back year after ...

The pentas and impatiens, while still very much alive, had started to get leggy and tired. It was time for something new. Are your flower beds or containers in need of a fall facelift?

Hanging baskets, planter boxes and perennial gardens that are bursting with color are seldom planted in spring and left untouched until autumn. Deadheading, pruning, trimming and pinching are all t… ...

But all live longer than two years. Hostas, bee balm and cone flower are popular perennials. Perennials tend to have a specific bloom season that generally doesn’t last all summer long like annuals.

Add some annuals to your garden for a splash of color 02:41. NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Try to dominate your flowerbed with perennial flowering plants, native or adapted to North Texas. I ...

Abode. 11 low-maintenance, heat-resistant plants that will withstand a North Texas summer Sweltering D-FW summers may be hard for us to handle, but these tough blooms don’t mind at all.