Pentas lanceolata, or the starflower, is a plant that generates yearlong star shaped blooms when not hindered by frost. The starflower foliage is velvet-textured green using many different flower colour options, including red, purple, variegated and white. The plant grows from 1 to 3-feet tall and attracts numerous species, including butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. To to get seeds in the Egyptian starflower for re-producing crops that are new, enable before the seed is made leaves to stick to the plant.

Allow while they’re on the plant the seeds to dry. Make sure the plant the seed is being collected by you from is a bush which has has already reached its height of at least 2-feet. Monitor the plant as soon as they’ve dried to prevent seeds to to get the seeds right after.

Tap or shake the stem of the dried blooms to fall the seeds discovered right into a container or envelope within their center. Label the package together with the year of selection, should you not intend to sow the seeds instantly.

Store the seeds indoors. In the event that you want to shop them for for a long period period refrigerate the seeds.

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