Common Lantana
Lantana camara
Perennials
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Lantana camara Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Lantana camara |
| Common Name: | common lantana |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | perennial frequently treated as an annual beds & borders, container plantings, hanging baskets, natives |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | upright, rounded, spreading |
| Height: | 2 - 4 feet |
| Spread: | 1 - 2 feet |
| Foliage: | crinkled leaves, stiff branches |
| Flower: | red, yellow, pink, orange, white, or bicolored small flowers borne in round clusters |
| Bloom Period: | Summer - Fall |
| Fruit: | poisonous fruit |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | light shade |
| Water: | low water requirement drought-tolerant |
| Soil: | prefers well-drained soil adaptable |
| Heat Tolerance: | high heat tolerance |
| USDA Zone: | zones 8 - 11 |
| Native Range: | Florida South America |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | poisonous fruit propagation by stem cuttings |
| Pests & Pathology: | susceptible to powdery mildew and insects |
| Additional Notes: | evergreen in the southern portions of the state and an annual in the northern 'New Gold' is the industry standard cyclic bloom pattern less apparent in sterile cultivars |
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