lantana
Lantana camara
USDA zones10 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange, red, pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Lantana (Lantana camara) is a shrub for borders, containers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the yellow, orange, red, and pink blooms. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It grows fast and handles drought.
Pairs well with Pineapple sage, Stella de Oro daylily, and Italian cypress.
Native range
Central and South America.