Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pakin Songmor / Getty Images Pentas, also commonly known as Egyptian Star Clusters, are tropical plants that do best in warm, ...

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 enthusiasts ...

Joellen Dimond plants Coleus, Pentas and Vinca. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond demonstrates how to plant Coleus, ...

Question: I am looking for a few durable, colorful plants to use in my flower beds. What can last through the summer with minimal care? Answer: Maintain the color with two of my go-to plants for ...

The early spring, at least in the south, has everyone drooling for new plants. The supply chain from producer to garden center somehow pulled off a miracle and the March supply has never looked better ...

The early spring, at least in the South, has everyone drooling for new plants. The supply chain from producer to garden center somehow pulled off a miracle and the supply has never looked better. The ...

This flower bed, planted yearly by Ruibal's Plants of Texas, includes many hearty, heat-tolerant varieties — including red penta, dusty miller and zahara yellow zinnias. Courtesy Ruibal's Plants of ...

Summer’s here. For the next four to five months, the heat and humidity will be unbearable outside. It’s enough to make you wonder how flower gardens survive. Fortunately, there are plenty of colorful ...