Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
Subject: My new Mauve Pentas. Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:18 am
Pentas lanceolata .dwarf.
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
Subject: Re: My new Mauve Pentas. Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:29 am
Lovely, Gwen, and interesting to me as I haven't seen that plant before.
Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
Subject: Re: My new Mauve Pentas. Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:13 pm
Pentas are a great shrub to bring in the butterflies Betty. I have a pink one that grows 1 1/2 meters and has a wide spread . my new purple and blue are labeled dwarf .1 meter .I'm interested to see hopw big the dwarf ones grow in my soil .
Val Garden Sherpa
Posts : 406 Join date : 2009-03-15 Age : 84 Location : Melbourne - Mornington Peninsula
Subject: Re: My new Mauve Pentas. Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:43 pm
That's stunning, Gwen! I don't know Pentas either, probably because they're tropical!
Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
Subject: Re: My new Mauve Pentas. Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:52 pm
Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:18 am
