Name: Lantana
Category: Perennial
Requires: Full sun, mostly sun
Size: Varies by type
Season to plant: Spring, Summer, late summer
Sold by: Flats & Individuals
Lantana is one of those plants that may start on the slow side in early spring before it gets hot. But during the summer when many other annuals are stressed from the heat, Lantana is showing off and making a splash. The size ranges are listed below but all of the colors respond well to pruning for shape and size. The trimming not only keeps the plants neat and in check, but it also encourages more blooms. Pruning is NOT required and only done if you care too, it can be left alone and be equally as happy. Lantana is pretty much a perennial in our area returning most springs. The most common problem with them dying off during the winter is wet feet, beds that do not dry out during the winter months, have more difficulty surviving.
Mounding (pictured on left):
18-30" tall x 18-30" wide, Spacing 10-15" apart.Tighter fuller plants with uniform shape.
Also very good for cascading over walls, large planters and areas where they have room to flow and spill over.
*New Gold Yellow & Silver Mound White
Multi-colored Lantana
(pictured on left)
18-30" tall x 18-30" wide
Keeping the same color combination of the older Dallas red and Irene, these new varieties are tighter more compact and less upright creating lantana beds with more uniform plants, and added flower power.
Weeping: (pictured on left)
10-15" tall x 15-24" spread,spacing 10-15" apart.
Finer softer leaves with a ground cover growth habit. Great for use as a ground cover or cascading over walls and planters. The "weeping lavender" blooms great for the summer months, but for some reason during late summer and autumn, this plant really shines and becomes a late season show off.
*Weeping Lavender