Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Africa, Madagascar
Central America, Mexico
Types
Pentas lanceolata, Pentas ledermannii
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Number of Varieties
3003
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands
Floodplains, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-157-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
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Vining/Climbing