Sunstar Pink Egyptian star flower
Pentas lanceolata 'Sunstar Pink'
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
'Sunstar Pink' Egyptian star flower (Pentas lanceolata 'Sunstar Pink') 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 flowers. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Vinca, Black-eyed Susan vine, Supertunia Bermuda Beach petunia, and Arabian Night dahlia.