Pentas Lucky Star

Common Name: Egyptian Stars, Starflower

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The Pentas Lucky Star is an attractive perennial shrub that produces an array of bright and colourful blooms throughout most of the year that will become a star in your garden! This low-maintenance shrub has is a popular option to brighten up and provide a pop of colour to containers and mixed beds. The Lucky Star plant has dark green, oval shaped foliage that have fine hairs that cover the underside of the leaves. The star-shaped flowers come in a range of colours from red, pink, purple to white.

This show-stopping shrub thrives in full-sun positions and can withstand hot summer temperatures. They are happiest in well-drained soil and should only be watered when the soil begins to dry out. The Lucky Star is more of a slow-growing plant but can reach up to 2m tall and 1m wide, but even though she can be a little slow, she is worth the wait! 

If you are looking for a hardy garden shrub that attracts a variety of wildlife, these plants are ideal as their vibrant blooms are highly attractive to butterflies and bees. 

Low-maintenance. Full sun. Can withstand hot temperatures. Attracts wildlife. 

You are buying beautiful, happy, sun-hardened (excepting indoor varieties) tubestock with root systems. Tubestock is the youngest plant you can buy, which keeps it affordable (so you can buy more plants *wink*). Please note our infographic included in every plant listing for an indication of sizing. Pictures are examples only, and your stock may be larger or smaller than what is shown.