Butterfly Red Egyptian star flower
Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly Red'
Proven Winners Award Winner
USDA zones11 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Butterfly Red' Egyptian star flower (Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly Red') is an annual for borders, containers, and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Vinca, Supertunia Bermuda Beach petunia, Black-eyed Susan vine, and Australian tree fern.