FAQs How do you prune leggy pentas? Pentas plants, or Pentas lanceolata, can become leggy if you don't stay on top of pruning.You'll know it's time to cut these plants back when a few of the ...

Pentas (Pentas lanceolata) also known as Egyptian star clusters or star flowers, are stunning plants with vibrant bursts of color famed for their summer-long blooms. This easy-to-care-for ...

Should plants grow larger than desired, pentas are very tolerant of pruning. Simply cut the plants back as needed to control their size. (Pentas root easily from cuttings, ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice about pruning cold-damaged plants, good vegetable crops for first-time gardeners and when it is safe to eat citrus after a freeze.

Another group of plants that has been severely damaged or killed are tender perennial summer bedding plants, such as impatiens, wax begonias, pentas, blue daze, scaevola, periwinkle and coleus.

With warm weather coming, should I prune and deadhead the plants or replace them with something else? ... purple coneflowers, rudbeckia, pentas and angelonia. All are low-care. Advertisement.

Q: Several of my plants, like hibiscus, ginger and pentas, were burned back during the freeze. What should I do now? Should I prune them back or pull them up? A: The cold temperatures of January ...

Careful pruning can get them under control. Home & Garden Is your wisteria getting a ... Other plants which benefit from being trimmed in July are African iris, agapanthus, pentas, ...

Pentas (Penta lanceolate) can add year-round color and texture to any landscape. ... They are also uniform in shape without growth regulators or required pruning maintenance. Dwarf, ...

Pentas flower almost year round, and thrive in full sun or part shade. A thoroughly neglected pentas may look a bit shabby but it will come back beautifully after a hard prune.