Info: Bloom / April 18, 2023 / Aberdeen, NC (my garden 2023) / License: All rights reserved
Caption: Star Flower # 207 nn; LHB p. 931, 187-16-1; MBG, "Genus name comes from the Greek word pentas meaning a series of five with reference to the flower parts being in fives instead of fours as in related genera. Specific epithet means lance- or spear-shaped."