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 ...

Ever wondered why some of your plants die after one season while others come back year after year? If you’ve pondered that, you’ve likely noticed the difference between two categories of ...

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

Annual comes from the Latin meaning “pertaining to a year”. These plants live their whole lives within a year, and often just a season. Our traditional garden flowers, such as pansies ...

Pentas (photo by Lorraine Kiefer) have hairy green leaves and clusters of flowers in shades of red, white, pink, or purple. Pentas are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds (picture courtesy ...

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 ...

Plants that look like miniature sea creatures, two flowers that change color, and an Egyptian icon for the water garden are among the interesting new annual plants debuting in 2017. Here's a look ...

Cool-weather annuals such as cyclamen and especially primula are wrapping up a great run. Now it’s time to replace them with plants that provide heat-tolerant color. A selection of hot-weather ...

The winter annuals should continue to bloom well this month, but we usually plant the summer annuals sometime in April. There is a long list of choices, including zinnias, begonias, pentas, moss ...

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?

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 ...