Nothing catches the eye in a garden quite like a bright red flower, for humans and hummingbirds alike. And while perennials ...

Annuals, or plants treated as annuals, include marigolds, zinnias, impatiens, begonias, coleus, and pentas. Unlike the one-and-done annuals, perennials come back year after year.

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Pentas can be planted in containers to add a splash of summer color. The easy-to-grow annuals are available in many colors and sizes, and they bloom all summer long.(Howard Garrett / Special ...

Every growing season I'm rotating out a small company of visiting annuals to serve as foreground to my steadfast perennials.

A cute little red annual that works well in pots to attract hummingbirds and butterflies is pentas. I planted some red ones along my porch, ...

The winter annuals should continue to bloom well this month, but we usually plant the summer annuals sometime in April. There is a long list of choices, including zinnias, begonias, pentas, moss ...

Pentas are not xeriscape plants and sometimes are attacked by tomato hornworms but usually they are trouble-free bloomers when planted en masse or as individual specimens.

I think pentas are one of the most attractive summer annuals, especially the pure white and pure red ones. The slightly rounded flower heads make perfect perches for butterflies.

The terms annual (one-year bloomers) and perennials (bloom year after year) can be confusing. Many "annuals" (impatiens and pentas) come back for us following mild winters. Some "perennials" may ...

Among the perennials we grow are many that can bloom throughout the year if winters are mild. I once had a red-flowered pentas that bloomed every day for several years.