'Stars and Stripes' Pentas (Pentas lanceolata 'Stars and Stripes') is a marvelous plant on several counts. The first variegated Pentas to appear in the garden trade in Ozarks, it boasts beautiful variegated foliage and clusters of intensely scarlet flowers with pink centers. An annual in our climate, it will grow well in partial shade but produces the best variegation in full sun. The plant reaches 12-20 inches in height with a similar spread and, like all Pentas, is terrifically attractive to birds, butterflies, and especially hummingbirds.