Graffiti Violet Egyptian star flower
Pentas lanceolata 'Graffiti Violet'
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size14 to 24 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Violet
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Graffiti Violet' Egyptian star flower (Pentas lanceolata 'Graffiti 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, average moisture, and sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. Violet flowers appear in summer and again in autumn, and they draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
Pairs well with Impatiens, Mexican bush sage, and Boston fern.