Pentas Red (Pentas Honeycluster Bright Red) - Great for the flower border or for containers, start Pentas seeds for a lovely plant that both butterflies and hummingbirds adore. Known as Egyptian Star Cluster and Star Flower, this lovely flower has a compact mounding habit and it produces clusters of star-shaped flowers that are rich in nectar. Red Pentas flowers are especially attractive to pollinators, and you'll enjoy the activity surrounding their beautiful display. The Egyptian Star Cluster plant is vigorous and loves full sun. Pentas Starflower gives a full season of color.

Grow Star Flower from Pentas seeds indoors in late winter. Use a quality seed starting mix and press the flower seeds into the mix. Do not cover the Star Flower seeds. Place clear plastic or glass over the starter tray or pots to help hold in moisture. Keep the flower seeds moist but not saturated. Place the trays in a south facing, sunny window for germination. As the Pentas seedlings emerge, remove the plastic and keep them in a bright, well-lit location. After hardening the seedlings for 10 days or more, transplant outdoors after frost season is over. Pentas flower care includes deadheading the spent flowers to promote continual blooming. Apply a fertilizer each month during the growing season. If the Pentas Egyptian Star Cluster plants are being grown as perennials, cut them back each fall.

Pentas Violet (Pentas Lanceeolata Graffiti Violet) - If you are looking for beautiful, violet, star-shaped flowers then look no further than this new Pentas seed. The Pentas flower is one of the best for attracting butterflies to your landscape. Fill your flower borders and containers with Pentas Graffiti violet flowers which grow on compact, uniform plants. Pentas flowers are rich in nectar and are in flat umbels making them perfect for butterflies to land on and enjoy. Pentas plants are also known by the common names of Star Flower and Egyptian Star Cluster. Egyptian Star Cluster Pentas are vigorous plants and wonderful bloomers giving a long season of color.

Grow Star Flower from Pentas seeds indoors in late winter. Use a quality seed starting mix and press the flower seeds into the mix. Do not cover the Star Flower seeds. Place clear plastic or glass over the starter tray or pots to help hold in moisture. Keep the flower seeds moist but not saturated. Place the trays in a south facing, sunny window for germination. As the Pentas seedlings emerge, remove the plastic and keep them in a bright, well-lit location. After hardening the seedlings for 10 days or more, transplant outdoors after frost season is over. Pentas flower care includes deadheading the spent flowers to promote continual blooming. Apply a fertilizer each month during the growing season. If the Pentas Egyptian Star Cluster plants are being grown as perennials, cut them back each fall.

Pentas White (Pentas Lanceeolata Graffiti White) - No matter where you live, you can grow Pentas seeds. In frost-free zones, Pentas will live as a perennial, and in colder zones, Pentas plants will be annuals giving lots of colorful, nectar-rich blooms. This Graffiti white Pentas is striking in the flower bed with low-growing, mounding, compact, uniform plants. Pentas plants are also well-suited for containers. Known also as Egyptian Star Cluster and Star Flower, Pentas are ideal in a hot, sunny location.

Grow Star Flower from Pentas seeds indoors in late winter. Use a quality seed starting mix and press the flower seeds into the mix. Do not cover the Star Flower seeds. Place clear plastic or glass over the starter tray or pots to help hold in moisture. Keep the flower seeds moist but not saturated. Place the trays in a south facing, sunny window for germination. As the Pentas seedlings emerge, remove the plastic and keep them in a bright, well-lit location. After hardening the seedlings for 10 days or more, transplant outdoors after frost season is over. Pentas flower care includes deadheading the spent flowers to promote continual blooming. Apply a fertilizer each month during the growing season. If the Pentas Egyptian Star Cluster plants are being grown as perennials, cut them back each fall.