Among the best summer flowers are pentas plants, or Pentaslanceolata, charming shrubs with clusters of blooms that often grow in pink, red and white. They're native to tropical climates, including ...

Pentas are fairly slow growing plants, so be patient. But, an added plus is they are not prone to many diseases or pests, other than spider mites or the tomato hornworm, which can be devastating ...

Education Penta Career Center to host annual plant sale Thursday The sale offers horticultural students a chance to show off their work and gain experience working with customers.

The blossoms of few plants – if any – are as alluring to butterflies and hummingbirds as those of pentas (P. lanceolata), a bushy, evergreen perennial. Indeed, even diehard native plant ...

May is time to plant sweet potatoes, okra and eggplant Monitor irrigation now to prevent landscape issues later As May unfolds in Northeast Florida, gardeners are greeted with warmer temperatures ...

EPA reviews previous classified penta as a probable carcinogen, however its Integrated Risk Information System recently classified it as “likely to be carcinogenic.” The U.S. Environmental Protection ...