Lantana camara
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Camara vulgaris
- Phonetic Spelling
- lahn-TAHN-ah kah-MAR-ah
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Small, perennial shrub. Houseplant or interiorscape, in hanging baskets; landscape in flower gardens as cultivated woody shrub or groundcover. Lantana will perennialize in the warm coastal areas of N.C.
Leaves and unripe, green berries can cause minor skin irritation.
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Alba'
- 'Dallas Red'
- 'New Gold'
- 'Radiation'
will survive the winter in the Piedmont - 'Alba'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Alba'
- 'Dallas Red'
- 'New Gold'
- 'Radiation'
will survive the winter in the Piedmont - 'Alba'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Lantana
- Species:
- camara
- Family:
- Verbenaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mexico to Tropical America
- Wildlife Value:
- Lantana flowers are very attractive to butterflies.
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
- 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.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Ground Cover
- Perennial
- Poisonous
- Shrub
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Erect
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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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
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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
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Long Bloom Season
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 1 - 2 in. spherical clusters of tubular, with five lobes white, red, pink, or yellow flowers in a flat-topped cluster on a long stalk.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Whorled
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Simple, opposite or whorled, toothed, ovate fragrant when crushed
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Cross Section:
- Square
- Stem Description:
- Spiny, square stems
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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
- Problems:
- Poisonous
- Weedy
- Lantana camara is often confused with:
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Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
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Verbena canadensis
-
Lonicera sempervirens
-
Zinnia elegans
