Lantana camara

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Lantana

  Species:

  camara

  Family:

  Verbenaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Annual

  Perennial

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  Tropical America

  Wildlife Value:

  Lantana flowers are very attractive to butterflies.

  Play Value:

  Wildlife Enhancement

  Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

  Resistant to damage by deer, tolerant of drought, salt spray, and heat.

  Dimensions:

  Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Annual

  Ground Cover

  Perennial

  Poisonous

  Shrub

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Arching

  Rounded

  Growth Rate:

  Rapid

  Texture:

  Medium

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Soil Texture:

  High Organic Matter

  Loam (Silt)

  Sand

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Available Space To Plant:

  12 inches-3 feet

  3 feet-6 feet

  NC Region:

  Coastal

  Piedmont

  Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

  7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Black

  Blue

  Purple/Lavender

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Fruit Type:

  Berry

  Fruit Length:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Width:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Description:

  0.3 in. orange or red fleshy berry-like drupe turns metallic blue or purple-black

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Orange

  Pink

  Flower Inflorescence:

  Umbel

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Fragrant

  Long-lasting

  Showy

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Fall

  Summer

  Flower Shape:

  Tubular

  Flower Size:

  1-3 inches

  Flower Description:

  1 - 2 in. tubular, four-parted white, red, pink, or yellow flowers in a flat-topped cluster on a long stalk.

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Opposite

  Whorled

  Leaf Margin:

  Dentate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Description:

  leaves simple, opposite or whorled, toothed, fragrant when crushed

• Stem:

  Stem Color:

  Green

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Cross Section:

  Square

  Stem Description:

  Spiny, square stems

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Coastal

  Container

  Houseplants

  Pool/Hardscape

  Landscape Theme:

  Butterfly Garden

  Drought Tolerant Garden

  Pollinator Garden

  Design Feature:

  Accent

  Attracts:

  Butterflies

  Hummingbirds

  Pollinators

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Deer

  Drought

  Heat

  Salt

• Poison:

  Poison Severity:

  Medium

  Poison Symptoms:

  Vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, labored respiration; the leaves may cause dermatitis.

  Poison Toxic Principle:

  Triterpenes (lantadene A & B).

  Causes Contact Dermatitis:

  Yes

  Poison Part:

  Fruits

  Leaves