Pentas is a semi tropical plant
Just saw your question, and thought I would respond to it. Pentas is a semi tropical plant that is treated like a annual here in this part of Florida. When I was a wholesale grower here in Florida, we would grow Pentas along with hundreds of other plants. We delivered plants to 12-counties here in Florida, from major theme parks, to garden centers, and landscape designers from Lake City Florida to Sarasota Florida. Pentas will do alright in zones 10 & 11 but north of that, they have to be treated like an annual. If it gets cold enough, they will even get hurt way down south. If you notice, The Villages plants them in the round-abouts, and treats them as annuals. (Sorry) Frost proof cloth is not going to help them survive, plant them in pots where you can take them in when it gets cold, thats really the only way to save them in this area.
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Ron
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