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Verbenaceae
Common lantana
Lantana camara
Also known as Wild sage, Shrub verbena, Ham and eggs, Camara vulgaris
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Lantana · Pollinator Plant · Tropical Shrub · Butterfly Garden · Colorful Flowers · Drought Tolerant · Hummingbird Plant · Heat Tolerant · Low Water
Common lantana is a vibrant, sun-loving shrub prized for its clusters of multicolored flowers that attract a wide range of pollinators. It is highly drought-tolerant once established and thrives in warm climates with well-drained soil. Prune back in early spring to encourage bushy growth and abundant blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- 10°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 8a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 6 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, GaláPagos, Gilbert Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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