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Pentas Glitterati Purple Star Seeds produce distinctive purple star-patterned flowers. Heat and humidity tolerance supports bold colour in sunny garden beds and containers.
Grow Guide: How to grow Glitterati pentas from pelleted seed in South Africa.
Quick Grow Facts
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Plant Type: Tender perennial; often grown as a warm-season bedding plant where frost occurs
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Scientific Name: Pentas lanceolata
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Series: Glitterati F1
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Seed Form: Pelleted seed
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General Sowing Time: Late winter to spring with warmth; use the regional windows in the Grow Guide
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Position: Full sun; protect young transplants from severe establishment heat
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Sow Depth: Surface sow; do not cover
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Light for Germination: Provide light during germination and leave the pellet uncovered
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Germination Temperature: 24°C
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Pretreatment: None; sow the pellet as supplied—do not soak, scarify or chill
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Germination: Current packet: 14–21 days; breeder-controlled: 6–9 days from 50% to maximum germination
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Spacing: 20–30 cm
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Height: 30–56 cm
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Spread: 25–46 cm
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Growth Form: Upright, mid-sized and well-branched
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Flowering: Repeated warm-season star-patterned clusters; breeder-controlled crop about 14–17 weeks from sowing
Why Grow This Variety
- Purple star-patterned flowers provide a distinctive display.
- Heat tolerance supports performance in hot conditions.
- Humidity tolerance suits warm, moist weather.
- The patterned blooms combine well with other varieties.
Garden Uses
Use Glitterati Purple Star in sunny beds, patio containers or mixed plantings where its patterned flowers can provide a bold focal point.
Growing Notes
- Pre-moisten clean, free-draining seedling mix and place one pellet on the surface of each cell.
- Leave the pellet uncovered and provide light during germination.
- Maintain 24°C, fully wet the pellet and keep it evenly moist without waterlogging.
- Vent and remove humidity covers as seedlings emerge, then provide bright light and airflow.
- Harden well-rooted seedlings gradually and plant 20–30 cm apart using the regional timing in the Grow Guide.
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