Graffiti OG Violet Egyptian star flower
Pentas lanceolata 'Graffiti OG Violet'
MBG Plant of Merit 2010
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Red, pink, white, lavender
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Graffiti OG Violet' Egyptian star flower (Pentas lanceolata 'Graffiti OG Violet') is an annual for borders, containers, and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer tend to pass it by. It is a top butterfly plant that also draws hummingbirds and bees.
Pairs well with Lantana, Vinca, Polka dot plant, and Black-eyed Susan vine.