Pentas

Wild Hyacinth

About Pentas and Wild Hyacinth

Pentas

Wild Hyacinth

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Africa, Madagascar

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Pentas lanceolata, Pentas ledermannii

Cusick's camas, large camas

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

2.2 Habitat

Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands

meadows, moist forests, Open Plains

2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-158-10

0 99

2.4 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

2.5 Sunset Zone

21,22

2.6 Habit

Not Available

Rosette/Stemless

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

243.84 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

9.10.1 Minimum Width

91.44 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

9.11 Plant Color

9.11.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Purple, Pink

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

9.11.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

9.11.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

9.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

9.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

9.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

9.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

9.12 Shape

9.12.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Long slender

9.13 Thorns

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10 Season

10.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

10.2 Growing Conditions

10.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

10.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

10.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

10.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

10.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

10.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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10.3 Tolerances

Drought

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

11 Care

11.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

11.2 How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

11.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

11.4 Watering Plants

11.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Medium

11.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

11.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

11.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

11.5 Soil

11.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

11.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

11.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

11.7 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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

11.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 13-13-13 amounts

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

11.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

11.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

12 Facts

12.1 Flowers

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12.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

12.2 Fruits

12.2.1 Showy Fruit

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12.2.2 Edible Fruit

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12.3 Fragrance

12.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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12.4 Showy Foliage

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12.5 Showy Bark

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12.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

12.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

12.8 Evergreen

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12.9 Invasive

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12.10 Self-Sowing

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12.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Insects

12.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

13 Benefits

13.1 Uses

13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Cottage Garden

13.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

13.1.3 Edible Uses

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13.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste

13.2 Plant Benefits

13.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Malaria, Snakebite, To Treat Ascariasis, To Treat Lymphadenitis

Leucoderma, Urinary problems

13.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Bulbs, Root

13.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

13.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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13.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

14 Scientific Name

14.1 Botanical Name

PENTAS

Hyacinthus orientalis

14.2 Common Name

Pentas, Star flower, Star cluster

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

14.2.1 In Hindi

Pentas plant

ह्यचीन्थ

14.2.2 In German

Pentas Pflanze

Hyazinthe

14.2.3 In French

plante Pentas

jacinthe

14.2.4 In Spanish

planta pentas

jacinto

14.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Pentas

υάκινθος

14.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Pentas

jacinto

14.2.7 In Polish

Pentas roślin

hiacynt

14.2.8 In Latin

Pentas herba

et hyacinthinas,

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

15.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

15.4 Order

Gentianales

Liliales

15.5 Family

Rubiaceae

Liliaceae

15.6 Genus

Pentas

Hyacinthus

15.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

15.8 Tribe

Knoxieae

Not Available

15.9 Subfamily

Rubioideae

Scilloideae

15.10 Number of Species

823

1 27800

Properties of Pentas and Wild Hyacinth

Wondering what are the properties of Pentas and Wild Hyacinth? We provide you with everything About Pentas and Wild Hyacinth. Pentas doesn't have thorns and Wild Hyacinth doesn't have thorns. Also Pentas does not have fragrant flowers. Pentas has allergic reactions like Not Available and Wild Hyacinth has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Pentas and Wild Hyacinth and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Pentas and Wild Hyacinth

Season and care of Pentas and Wild Hyacinth is important to know. While considering everything about Pentas and Wild Hyacinth Care, growing season is an essential factor. Pentas season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Wild Hyacinth season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Pentas is Loam and for Wild Hyacinth is Loam while the PH of soil for Pentas is Acidic, Neutral and for Wild Hyacinth is Acidic, Neutral.

Pentas and Wild Hyacinth Physical Information

Pentas and Wild Hyacinth physical information is very important for comparison. Pentas height is 243.84 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Pentas and Wild Hyacinth are as follows:

Pentas flower color: White, Red, Purple and Pink
Pentas leaf color: Green
Wild Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Wild Hyacinth leaf color: Green

Care of Pentas and Wild Hyacinth

Care of Pentas and Wild Hyacinth include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pentas pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove hanging branches and Wild Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pentas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wild Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.