Pentapes phoenicia Family: Malvaceae (250+ species) Common Name(s): Grown by: Kristin Yanker-Hansen, Danville penta five An attractive shrub from Southeast Asia, blooming in summer, with 1.5 to 2 inch shallow cup like blossoms. Kristin tells us that this plant was formerly classified in Sterculiaceae, a family famous for the cola nut, fremiana, Fremontodendron, Brachychiton, Sterculia, etc., now sunk into Malvaceae--at least until the next generation of botanists put everything into one all-encompassing family. .. Photo by Mike Dahlin