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The pentas and impatiens, while still very much alive, had started to get leggy and tired. It was time for something new. Are your flower beds or containers in need of a fall facelift?

With the little rainfall in central Ohio this growing season, here is a list of flowering plants to consider for next year's heat.

Pentas is another great sun-loving annual that will also grow about 18 inches tall and wide. Pentas have large clusters of flowers.

However, tender perennials, such as impatiens, periwinkles, blue daze, pentas and begonias, are often grouped with the true annuals.

The blossoms of few plants – if any – are as alluring to butterflies and hummingbirds as those of pentas (P. lanceolata), a bushy, evergreen perennial.

When I post photos on Facebook, some followers always respond asking if my plants are in containers or in the ground. For some reason my Sunstar pentas are always in the ground.

In 2020 the Sunstar pentas series made their debut and have piled up more than 60 awards. These are Top Performers and the treasured Perfect Score Awards. And there are the elusive Flame Proof ...