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flowerPerennial
Lantana
Lantana camara
Also known as: shrub verbena
Heat-loving shrub with multicolored flower clusters that change color as they mature. Blooms non-stop. Attracts butterflies.
Growing Requirements
SunFull Sun
WaterLow
Soil Type
Soil Drainage
Soil pH
Plant Spacing18–36″
Row Spacing24–36″
Planting Depth—
Height12–48″
Spread18–48″
✓ Container Friendly✓ Raised Bed Friendly
Planting Schedule
Start Indoors
8–10 weeks before last frost
Transplant Outdoors
2–9 weeks after last frost
Germination
14–28 days
Days to Harvest
60–90 days
Zone Suitability
USDA Hardiness Zones
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Zones 8–11
Can overwinter in appropriate zones
Perennial in zones 8–11
Grown as annual in zones below 8. Extremely heat and drought tolerant. Berries are toxic — deadhead to prevent. Invasive in some warm regions.
Companion Plants
No companion data available for this plant yet.