Butterfly™ Deep Pink Pentas

Butterfly™ Deep Pink is an upright Pentas lanceolata with bright pink, star-shaped flower clusters. PanAmerican Seed lists it as a full-sun selection, blooming from late spring through summer, with a compact garden size and strong heat and humidity performance. Its broad flower clusters attract butterflies and hummingbirds, making it useful where summer color and pollinator activity are welcome. ## Planting and Use Plant in a sunny border or container with fertile, well-drained soil. The cultivar page gives a mature height of 12–22 inches and width of 10–18 inches; allow room for an upright plant to branch and show its flower clusters. The flowers may also be cut for indoor arrangements. These details are specific to Butterfly™ Deep Pink and the PAS2208 listing. ## Growing Conditions PanAmerican Seed describes this series as suited to high heat and humidity and tolerant of summer rain. UF/IFAS notes that Pentas lanceolata flowers over warm-season months, grows in full sun or light shade, and prefers regular moisture and fertile, well-drained soil. The extension profile reports USDA zones 8B–11 for the species; local winter protection or seasonal growing as an annual may still be appropriate at the cool edge of that range. Sources: [PanAmerican Seed cultivar page](https://www.panamseed.com/Products/048000222004082/pentas-butterfly-deep-pink/); [UF/IFAS Pentas lanceolata profile](https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FP465). ## Maintenance Keep the root zone evenly moist while plants establish, then water regularly during hot weather; use well-drained soil and avoid leaving containers waterlogged. Remove spent flower clusters to keep the planting tidy and encourage fresh display. In regions with freezing winters, treat the plant as a warm-season annual or move container plants to a protected place.