Lantana camara     
Bush lantana   
Verbenaceae Family     

Flower form

Form: upright shrub with sprawling branches
Seasonality: semi evergreen
Size: usually 2-4ft with equal spread, to 5ft in warmest locations
Leaves: simple, opposite, to 3in long, serrate margins; stiff and rough with sandpaper-like feel, prominent tricones
Flowers: branch terminals; multicolored with mixed color hues, found in yellows and oranges, blues and reds, etc.; hybridizes easily; bloom from spring to fall
Fruit: small black or blue-black berries; poisonous
Stems/Trunks: woody when old, sprawling
Range/Origin: tropical regions of the Americas; naturalizes easily
Hardiness: damaged at 28°F, dies to ground at mid to low twenties, regrows quickly

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• informal accent plant
• long lasting color, especially in hottest part of year

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: best in full sun, bloom not as good in part shade
• Water: drought tolerant, supplement for best landscape character
• Soil: tolerant, amended soil is beneficial
• Propagation: vegetative cuttings, seed
• Maintenance: moderate; removal of cold-damaged foliage; occasional shearing or shaping increases vigor

Lantana camara

NOTES:

called (or perhaps, equated to) Lantana horrida by Warren Jones

many varieties available, reflecting easy hybridization of the species, with much and blending of flower colors

return to common name index				return to Botanical name index
	browse by common name				browse by botanical name

This page was first created July 4, 2001 and last modified June 6, 2007.

---

Web page design and photographs by Toni Moore, Master Gardener
email to: tmoore1@flash.net

© 2001 - 2007 Arizona Board of Regents. All contents copyrighted. All rights reserved.