Online Plant Guide - Pentas lanceolata 'Mars Red' / Mars Red Pentas

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Scientific Name:	Pentas lanceolata 'Mars Red'
Common Name:	Mars Red Pentas
Plant Type:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	8, 9, 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height:	1-2 feet
Spread:	1-2 feet
Bloom time:	Spring
Flower color:	Red
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:	Moderate
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Landscape Categories:	Plants That Attract Butterflies Plants That Attract Hummingbirds
Comments:	Beautiful red flowers all warm months of the year. May be partically killed in zone 8. Its red color is a like a magnet in drawing hummingbirds and is also favored by butterflies. It has a mounding form of growth.

Pentas lanceolata 'Mars Red' /Mars Red Pentas