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Hardiness: USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Seed is poisonous if ingested All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Bloom Color: Red Orange Bright Yellow
Bloom Time: Blooms repeatedly
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant is resistant to deer
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From herbaceous stem cuttings From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Nov 21, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:Editor's Note
Some resources list all Lantana plants as poisonous.
The toxic principals are lantanin, which is a triterpenoid, and other compounds that are irritating to the gastrointestinal tract. All parts of the plant are quite toxic and poisoning may occur year-round, but is most common in summer and fall. All parts of the plant are quite toxic and poisoning may occur year-round, but is most common in summer and fall. Many poisoning cases occur when clippings are thrown into the pasture.
Sheep, cattle, horses, and humans are sensitive to the effects of the plant. Children have been poisoned by eating the berries. Symptoms of Lantana poisoning include sluggishness, partial paralysis and bloody diarrhea.
We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to warn people to look further for more information before eating.
This has been a reliable perennial for me here on the edge of 6b/7a. I comes back every year bigger and better. Easy to keep under control here. It adds a great splash of color and spills over the edges of the beds.
On Sep 20, 2004, sueallison from Rising Sun, MD (Zone 6b) wrote:
I love this plant. In zone 6, we have to grow it as an annual. I planted some in June, and now they are each about 3 1/2 feet tall and wide. I'm going to get more next year.
On Aug 25, 2003, htop from San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
San Antonio, TX
Love the plant and like its odor. PLEASE NOTE: ALL PARTS of this plant are POISONOUS if eaten and can be FATAL. This plant causes dermatitis in some individuals (For example:Me!). Be sure to wash your hands (arms and/or other body parts if applicable) after handling.
On Jun 24, 2003, thebutcherswife from Tallmadge, OH wrote:
A customer behind me in line at the nursery said to break off a piece and stick in the ground! Obviously, this plant spreads well, but in zone 5, that won't last through the winter for me. :(
On Mar 5, 2003, ranch45 from Interlachen, FL wrote:
I love my lantana... I live in northern florida and kept one plant inside and it did well; however, I found that it now has these white bugs that is eating the leaves and that makes me upset!!!!!!!! The plant is about to bloom (flower) and we are in the first week of March!! --- I still need to know what I can do about those white bugs,,,,,,,
On Oct 19, 2002, whitebear from Pensacola, FL wrote:
I have quite a bit of Lantana growing in my yard in Pensacola, Florida, were a bit 9 and a bit 8, were sort of between zones. I have found that, in addition to orange and yellow,I also get purple, blue and white speckeles in my blooms (this might be due to the more acidic soil). Here, It seems almost weedy if you don't trim it. Like many old world varieties, it needs to be trained and trimmed in order to keep it from taking over but it can be trained into shrubs or trees in warmer zones. If you are in a tropical or subtropical climate, cut the blooms before they fruit or you will have prodigious results.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Green Valley, Arizona Queen Creek, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Castro Valley, California Cool, California San Leandro, California Brandon, Florida Brooksville, Florida Deltona, Florida Homosassa, Florida Lutz, Florida Marianna, Florida Old Town, Florida Orlando, Florida Chicago, Illinois Ft Mitchell, Kentucky Hebron, Kentucky Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ringgold, Louisiana Upper Marlboro, Maryland Jackson, Mississippi Mathiston, Mississippi Saucier, Mississippi Newalla, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Anderson, South Carolina Swansea, South Carolina Knoxville, Tennessee Fort Worth, Texas Garland, Texas Irving, Texas Kerrville, Texas Kilgore, Texas Killeen, Texas La Vernia, Texas Lubbock, Texas Marquez, Texas Missouri City, Texas Orange, Texas Richmond, Texas San Antonio, Texas (3 reports) Santa Fe, Texas Sealy, Texas Spicewood, Texas Spring Branch, Texas The Colony, Texas
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