Pentas – Sunstar® Pink
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Continuous Re-Bloom
Dead-Heading Not Necessary
Disease Resistant
Heat Tolerant
Long Blooming
Maintenance Notes
Pentas is best grown in good, moist soil, but it can tolerate poorer soils as well. They are quite heat tolerant. An application of controlled release fertilizer at planting should be sufficient, but an additional application in mid-summer will help the plants thrive into Fall.
Uses Notes
Great in containers and landscapes. Can be used as a cut flower where it is best used in shorter vessels.
Maintenance Category Easy
Water Category Average
Bloom Time
Flower Form Border Plant, Container, Cut Flower, Landscape, Mass Planting
pH C - pH 6.0 - 6.5
EC (2:1 Extraction Method) 1 - 1.5
Fertilization 150 - 250
Light Requirements High
Water Requirements Dry to Moderate
Rooting Out Temperature 65 - 72° Fahrenheit
Growing On Temperature 65 - 72° Fahrenheit
Holding Temperature 65 - 72° Fahrenheit
Planting and Timing Information
Spring through Summer Finish. Standard PPP.
Finishing Times [weeks]
4-5" and Quart Pot : 8-10
6" and Gallon Pot : 10-12
7-9" Pot :
10-12" and Two Gallon Pot :
Pinching and Growth Regulators
No pinch necessary. Cycocel spray of 1,000 to 1,500 ppm can be used to control height. Responds very well to a negative DIF.
Pest and Disease Management
General pest and disease practices as listed in notes.
Grower Tips
Avoid ammonium fertilizer, pentas are sensitive to ammonium toxicity.
