Description
Lantanas→Common Lantana (Lantana camara)
| Common Lantana | |
| West Indian Lantana | |
| Tickberry | |
| Cambara | |
| Wild-Sage |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | Some specimens can reach 4 to 5 feet in height |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 5 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Malodorous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Mauve Orange Pink Yellow Other: Bicolored, highly variable; flowers change color with age. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1″ |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Other: Year round in tropical zones. |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Groundcover Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
