Before you even pick up your pruning tools, you need to know when to deadhead your pentas plants to ensure you encourage returning blooms and avoid the plant going to seed, if this is something ...

Pentas offer bold blooms loved by beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Follow these tips to keep yours healthy from spring through fall for constant blooms.

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Should plants grow larger than desired, pentas are very tolerant of pruning. Simply cut the plants back as needed to control their size.

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Don't do any major pruning during the summer or fall; concentrate only on reducing the weight at the end of the branches to encourage interior branches to sprout.

They are also uniform in shape without growth regulators or required pruning maintenance. Dwarf, like traditional pentas, come in red, pink and white and also attract butterflies.

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You should prune your plants after you harvest the fruit. Pruning is a fairly simple process. In most cases, you want to remove one to three of the oldest canes. Remember that the fruit production ...

Pentas generally require little or no pruning but, if it’s necessary, prune while they’re actively growing, not in the dead of winter. The average lifespan of pentas plants is about five years.