Beds of bright flowers always lift our spirits, but when you add the fluttering movement and brilliant color of butterflies, you have one of nature's most enchanting combinations. View full ...

The early spring, at least in the South, has everyone drooling for new plants. The supply chain from producer to garden center somehow pulled off a miracle and the supply has never looked better. The ...

Pentas are among the best annual summer color plants we can grow in Mississippi gardens and landscapes. Besides providing great color for us to enjoy, pentas are magnets for butterflies and ...

One old-fashioned favourite that is enjoying a bit of a resurgence is pentas. Growing into a shrub anywhere from about 50-80cm tall, pentas have dark green, pleated leaves, and bear numerous heads ...

Flowers can be a challenge in our hot steamy Florida weather. We have already talked about salvia and portulaca in the past two weeks. Another good option is pentas. Pentas will last throughout the ...

The blossoms of few plants – if any – are as alluring to butterflies and hummingbirds as those of pentas (P. lanceolata), a bushy, evergreen perennial. Indeed, even diehard native plant enthusiasts ...

These are the times that try a gardener’s soul. The late summer weather depletes even the most dedicated among us, and few plants will appreciate getting a new home in a sunny bed just now. Might it ...

Gardeners everywhere it seems are planning their flower display for the warm season landscape. I, too, have been pouring over availability lists seeing what will be available in our market this spring ...