How to tend a Pentas lanceolata
Also known as: Manettia lanceolata (Forssk.) Vahl, Mussaenda aegyptiaca Poir., Mussaenda lanceolata (Forssk.) Spreng., Mussaenda luteola Delile, Neurocarpaea lanceolata R.Br., Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forssk., Pseudomussaenda lanceolata (Forssk.) Wernham, Vignaldia luteola Schweinf., Virecta lanceolata (Forssk.) Baill., Pentas lanceolata var. lanceolata , Neurocarpaea lanceolata (Forssk.) R.Br. ex Hiern
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Water thoroughly after soil dries
Sunlight
Likes sunshine, put in sunny places, slight shade tolerance
Soil
Sterile, containing a little fertilizer and well-drained peat soil
Fertilizer
Top-dressing at the flowering stage
Pruning
After flowers fade remove withered flowers
About this plant
- Origin
- Africa
- Category
- Rubiaceae, Pentas
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height 20-30 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period March-October
- Flower colors
- pink, crimson, peach red, white
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