Pentas Lucky Star F1 Mix Seeds

Pentas Lucky Star F1 Mix Seeds produce a vibrant flower blend on compact plants bred for rapid follow-up blooming. Their tidy growth form provides continuous colour in sunny garden displays.

Grow Guide: How to grow Lucky Star pentas from pelleted seed in South Africa.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Tender perennial; often grown as a warm-season bedding plant where frost occurs
• Scientific Name: Pentas lanceolata
• Series: Lucky Star F1 colour mixture
• Seed Form: Pelleted seed
• General Sowing Time: Late winter to spring with warmth; use the regional windows in the Grow Guide
• Position: Full sun; protect young transplants from severe establishment heat
• Sow Depth: Surface sow; do not cover
• Light for Germination: Provide light during germination and leave the pellet uncovered
• Germination Temperature: 24°C
• Pretreatment: None; sow the pellet as supplied—do not soak, scarify or chill
• Germination: Current packet: 14–21 days; breeder-controlled: 6–9 days from 50% to maximum germination
• Spacing: 20–25 cm
• Height: 30–41 cm
• Spread: 30–36 cm
• Growth Form: Compact, upright and well-branched
• Flowering: Repeated mixed-colour warm-season clusters with rapid follow-up bloom; breeder-controlled crop about 13–15 weeks from sowing

Why Grow This Variety

• A varied colour mix creates a lively display.
• Rapid follow-up blooming supports continuous seasonal colour.
• A tight, compact growth form keeps plantings neat.
• Full-sun growth suits bright garden positions.

Garden Uses

Use Lucky Star F1 Mix in sunny borders, garden beds or containers where its compact growth form and repeated flowering can provide broad colour.

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 20–25 cm apart using the regional timing in the Grow Guide.

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