Penta Color:Pink developing its richest colors with

developing its richest colors with plenty of light

This attractive tropical plant is known for vivid green foliage marked with fine dark lines

upright and outwardly arching growth habit

or mimicry plant

which is how it gets its name

Penta Color:Pink developing its richest colors withBotanical Name: Pentas lanceolata Common Names: Egyptian star cluster; star flower Description: Pentas are upright, herbaceous perennials that can grow up to 6 ft (1. 8 m) tall and wide in their native grasslands of East Africa and Yemen. In backyard gardens, they are usually 12 ft (3060 cm) tall, but can grow larger with flower clusters up to 5 in (13 cm) in diameter. Pentas have simple leaves with prominent veins on the underside and may be