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trailing lantana

Lantana montevidensis

Low Maintenance

Genus: Lantana
Family: Verbenaceae
Common Names: weeping lantana

About this plant

A spreading, mat-forming evergreen shrub with slender, hairy stems and small toothed leaves. Produces domed flower heads of yellow-centred, pink to purple flowers, on long stalks in summer. Leaves have an unpleasant fragrance when crushed.

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1B

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Can be grown under glass or outdoors in frost free areas. Indoors, grow in loam-based potting compost and water freely during the growing season. Outdoors, grow in moist, well-drained soil in a sunny position.

Pruning

Pruning group 9

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 16-18ºC (61-64ºF) in spring, or root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly and powdery mildews when grown under glass

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverLow Maintenance

Planting Places

GreenhousePond Margins

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years