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Botanical Name: Lantana
Lantana is tropical shrub native to the West Indies and Mexico to Tropical America. In the upstate of South Carolina, it is used as an annual or tender perennial. It has woody stems but a sprawling habit, usually growing wider than tall. The showy flowers are attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators. Flowers begin in early summer until the first frost and come in a wide range of colors.
Lantana prefers full sun in moist, well-drained soil but will tolerate poor soil and drought once established. Some varieties, such as 'Miss Huff' and 'Chapel Hill Yellow' are frost-hardy, but are recommended to be treated as tender perennials. Lantana is often used as a houseplant, in hanging baskets, or in the border as a cultivated woody shrub or groundcover. Tender perennial varieties grow quickly and aggressively, so plan its location accordingly. Many dwarf varieties are cultivated but should be treated as annuals. It is useful in butterfly or pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, or drought-tolerant gardens.
Botanical Name: Lantana
Lantana is tropical shrub native to the West Indies and Mexico to Tropical America. In the upstate of South Carolina, it is used as an annual or tender perennial. It has woody stems but a sprawling habit, usually growing wider than tall. The showy flowers are attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators. Flowers begin in early summer until the first frost and come in a wide range of colors.
Lantana prefers full sun in moist, well-drained soil but will tolerate poor soil and drought once established. Some varieties, such as 'Miss Huff' and 'Chapel Hill Yellow' are frost-hardy, but are recommended to be treated as tender perennials. Lantana is often used as a houseplant, in hanging baskets, or in the border as a cultivated woody shrub or groundcover. Tender perennial varieties grow quickly and aggressively, so plan its location accordingly. Many dwarf varieties are cultivated but should be treated as annuals. It is useful in butterfly or pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, or drought-tolerant gardens.
