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

Blue daze (Evolvulus glomeratus) is a low-growing bedding plant that loves summer heat and sun. This pest-free plant has ...

Some of the flowers, such as petunias, that you enjoyed into June will probably not tolerate the heat and humidity of summer.

Among the plants known to provide abundant nectar for adult butterflies, you can't beat pentas. The plentiful production of nectar, along with a profuse and long-blooming season, has earned pentas ...

The pentas fulfills all those preferences but the fragrance. Planted in loamy, moderately moist soil, a small one-gallon potted plant will turn into a compact, bloom-covered shrub in a single summer.

For an easy sturdy planting for summer, try a grouping of Pentas lanceolata or star clusters. This plant is extremely heat tolerant and will take living in pots with weekly watering.

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 ...

A. Start as many new plants as you need by rooting 4- to 6-inch tip cuttings. Pentas root easily in trays or pots of coarse vermiculite available at many garden centers.

Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar hosts its annual hummingbird educational and shopping event to encourage an interest in ...

Penta plants have beautiful, star-shaped blooms. They also attract pollinators like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. (Courtesy Ruibal's Plants of Texas) ...

The Penta Career Center plant sale runs Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stock is limited and customers will be helped on a first come, first served basis. Get ready, ...

In addition to annuals, there are lots of perennials (plants that live for more than two years) that provide color from spring through fall. Some of the top performers include beach sunflower ...