Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Africa, Madagascar
Europe, Asia
Types
Pentas lanceolata, Pentas ledermannii
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Number of Varieties
30070
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands
Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-155-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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8 - 5
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
243.84 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Purple, Pink
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches
Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 13-13-13 amounts
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
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Allergy
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Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Malaria, Snakebite, To Treat Ascariasis, To Treat Lymphadenitis
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PENTAS
ALOPECURUS pratensis
Common Name
Pentas, Star flower, Star cluster
Meadow Foxtail
In Hindi
Pentas plant
Meadow Foxtail
In German
Pentas Pflanze
Wiesenfuchsschwanz
In French
plante Pentas
vulpin des prés
In Spanish
planta pentas
pradera de cola de zorra
In Greek
φυτό Pentas
Meadow Foxtail
In Portuguese
planta Pentas
Meadow Foxtail
In Polish
Pentas roślin
łąka ber
In Latin
Pentas herba
meadow Foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Cyperales
Family
Rubiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pentas
Alopecurus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Knoxieae
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Subfamily
Rubioideae
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Number of Species
823
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27800
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