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Category: Annuals Perennials Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Height: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Spacing: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness: 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: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Orange Bright Yellow
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
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.
On Oct 29, 2005, Anitabryk2 from Long Island, NY (Zone 6b) wrote:
Although this plant is an annual in my region, it is extremely hardy to dry, hot weather. It fills in nicely and blooms all summer long. Propagates well and quickly from stem tip cuttings.
On Jun 28, 2005, Tim55 from Orlando, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:
This was growing wild on the lot adjacent to our place, purchased the vacant lot and have found that the more attention it gets the faster and better it grows, we cut it back so we could clean the trash and leaf litter out and found it grew back amazingly fast. Also very easy to transplant. Literally, pulled it out by the roots, dug a hole, stuck it back in and watered it. Within 1 month could not tell it'd been touched.
On May 3, 2004, frostweed from Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
Texas Lantana, Lantana horrida is native to Texas and other States.
It is a wonderful plant that will bloom all summer untill frost and attract buterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, I love it and highgly recommend it.
On May 2, 2004, WillowWasp from Jones Creek, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
This one has bloom all last season and slowed a bit this winter, it was one of the first blooms I had this spring. A very pretty landscape addition....
On Mar 14, 2004, whiteflowers from Brazoria, TX (Zone 10a) wrote:
I read that it is named *horrida* because the person who named it hated the pungent small of its leaves. I love it! Lantana will make a tall groundcover if you let it spread. If you want to curb it, then trim in back to 2" every winter after first frost when it dies back.
On Oct 11, 2003, nipajo from Dallas, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
I have several varieties, I have the orange and yellow, the red and yellow, the yellow and the lavender. The lavender seems to be the only one that spreads all over the place. It is on a fence, and growing along the ground. They are all blooming and will be until the first frost. The lavender is far more low lying and bushy where as the others are upright and slow growing. Every year I cut the lavender to the ground and every year it spreads more.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Chandler, Arizona Russellville, Arkansas Berkeley, California Daytona Beach, Florida Kissimmee, Florida Orlando, Florida Sarasota, Florida Ringgold, Louisiana Slidell, Louisiana Marriottsville, Maryland Mathiston, Mississippi Ronkonkoma, New York Arlington, Texas (2 reports) Austin, Texas (2 reports) Brazoria, Texas Bulverde, Texas Canyon, Texas Center, Texas Conroe, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas Crockett, Texas Dallas, Texas (2 reports) Deer Park, Texas Denton, Texas El Paso, Texas (2 reports) Fort Worth, Texas (2 reports) Harlingen, Texas Humble, Texas Lampasas, Texas Lufkin, Texas Missouri City, Texas Round Rock, Texas San Antonio, Texas (4 reports) Spicewood, Texas Spring Branch, Texas Victoria, Texas Weatherford, Texas Jetersville, Virginia
6 members have or want this plant for trade.
