Spreading Sunset™ Lantana
Lantana x 'Monet'
Profuse color year-round from masses of vivid orange-red flowers! Beautiful spreading form, useful in flower beds or containers. Excellent low hedge, groundcover or accent shrub. Tolerates heat.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | lan-TAY-na HIB-rid |
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 8 - 10, 12 - 30 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 2 to 3 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Easy Care, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container |
| Flower color: | Orange |
| Blooms: | Continuously in frost-free areas |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5705 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 5 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area. Pruning time: spring.
Design Ideas
An evergreen, all-season bloomer such as this Lantana is indispensable in the garden as a high groundcover or low hedge. Use its mounding growth to accentuate the form and flowers of companions. Trail over walls or hanging baskets. A lovely tropical annual in temperate climates.
Companion Plants
Create a tropical container garden or mixed, full-sun bed with the bright, bold blooms of Hibiscus, Agapanthus, Bird of Paradise, and Red Hot Poker. Pair with red, burgundy and black foliage plants for beautiful contrast.
History
Common spreading Lantana (Lantana camera) is native to Central and South America. It was brought to Australia and the Pacific region as an ornamental plant in the 1840s. Lantana is considered invasive in many parts of the world where it has naturalized. The leaves are poisonous to animals, but the berries are a delicacy to many bird species.
Profuse color year-round from masses of vivid orange-red flowers! Beautiful spreading form, useful in flower beds or containers. Excellent low hedge, groundcover or accent shrub. Tolerates heat.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 5 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area. Pruning time: spring.
Design Ideas
An evergreen, all-season bloomer such as this Lantana is indispensable in the garden as a high groundcover or low hedge. Use its mounding growth to accentuate the form and flowers of companions. Trail over walls or hanging baskets. A lovely tropical annual in temperate climates.
Companion Plants
Create a tropical container garden or mixed, full-sun bed with the bright, bold blooms of Hibiscus, Agapanthus, Bird of Paradise, and Red Hot Poker. Pair with red, burgundy and black foliage plants for beautiful contrast.
History
Common spreading Lantana (Lantana camera) is native to Central and South America. It was brought to Australia and the Pacific region as an ornamental plant in the 1840s. Lantana is considered invasive in many parts of the world where it has naturalized. The leaves are poisonous to animals, but the berries are a delicacy to many bird species.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | lan-TAY-na HIB-rid |
| Key feature: | Attracts Butterflies |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 8 - 10, 12 - 30 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 2 to 3 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Easy Care, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container |
| Flower color: | Orange |
| Blooms: | Continuously in frost-free areas |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5705 |
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