Lantana
| Common Name | Lantana |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Lantana spp. |
| Family Name | Verbenaceae |
| Description | Lantanas constitute one of the most widely utilized genera of subtropical shrubs or summer annuals in Texas. Numerous cultivars with a wide range of flower colors and growth habits are availble. Some form groundcovers only 1 ft or so tall while others are rounded shrubs reaching 6 ft in height. The dark green foliage is prickly with a pungent scent. Some form shrubs, others herbaceous perennials, and still other are annuals depending upon the cultivar and location of growth.. |
| Plant Habit or Use: | warm season annual,perennial,small shrub,medium shrub,tropical |
| Exposure: | sun |
| Flower Color: | highly variable, white, purple, yellow, orange, red, pink, even with two or three colors on single cyme |
| Blooming Period: | spring,summer,fall |
| Fruit Characteristics: | blue-black drupe, poisonous |
| Height: | 1 ft to 6 ft |
| Width: | 3 ftto 6 ft |
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| USDA Hardiness Zones: | 8,9,10,11 |
| Additional Comments: | Extremely durable plant, tolerates nearly any soil that is not permanently wet. Cold hardiness limits use as a shrub in central and north Texas, tends to cycle in and out of flower, spider mites and a leaf miner are occasional problems. |
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