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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Other: Star shaped
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Rosy pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadhead faded flowers to ensure more flowering throughout the season
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Egyptian Star Cluster
  • Star Flower

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Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-05-30
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-14

Date: 2014-06-03
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-08-11
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-08-10
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-08-10
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-08-11
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
With a couple of bumble bee friends.
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-07-08
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-01
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-08
Location: Maryland
Date: 2013-07-27
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-24
Love the rosy pink flowers!  With a bumble bee friend.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Apr 11, 2018 3:55 PM concerning plant:
    Pentas 'Graffiti Lipstick' is a very beautiful shade of a rosy-pink that gives the garden a "pop of color." I only found it once locally, but would love to grow it as a plant again in my yard. I grew it in a container at the end of our driveway that's mostly sunny and it grew and bloomed great all summer. I'm sure it attracted butterflies and hummingbirds, but being on the driveway, I don't always notice it.
  • Posted by LoriMT (Dawsonville, GA - Zone 8a) on Jun 14, 2022 12:33 PM concerning plant:
    This bright bloomer does well in my North Georgia Mountains garden. I stays compact, with minimal branching. Provided it is dead-headed, it blooms throughout the summer. It benefits from bi-weekly liquid Bloom Booster fertilizer.
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