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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) 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)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
On Jun 15, 2007, WeedyWagner from Raleigh, NC wrote:
2 plants each grew to 4'X4', and were overwhelming everything nearby, so I moved them - in August. Amazingly enough, they not only survived but came back this spring. Profuse flowers, sterile, drought tolerant, and hardy in 7B - excellent!
Summer of 2005 I bought a small plant in a quart-sized cup from a HomeDepot. It was labeled only "Color Mix" so I had no idea what it was, thought it was just a flower and planted in a flower bed.
It didn't do much that summer & died away with everything else when winter came.
Spring of 2006, to my complete surpise, it came back and over the summer grew into a large bush that produced gorgeous multi-colored flowers all summer.
Spring of 2007, I still had no idea what it was and cut it back to a stump in April. Mid-May now and no signs of green on it so I think I killed it. But now that I know what it is, I'm going to look for another to plant.
On Mar 22, 2006, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
I forgot to post this last Spring: my 'Miss Huff' did NOT come back in 2005- z7b. I loved this plant and am thinking maybe it was a fluke- that I didn't have her in a good protected place. She was a baby plant after all. I am going to try again to grow her.
On Sep 9, 2005, TomH3787 from Raleigh, NC (Zone 7b) wrote:
Reliably hardy here in Z7b - gets killed to the ground every winter but always comes back from the roots. It will grow to over 4ft high x 4ft wide by the end of the summer. Loads of flowers that attract bees and butterflies. Tolerates hot, dry conditions and not bothered by pests. 'Miss Huff' is self-sterile so it will not form berries and seed all over the place as long as there are no other lantanas growing nearby.
Love this plant. Very airomatic. I was amazed at how large this plant grew. I purchased a one gallon plant and in one summer it grew to about 3 feet in partial shade! Beautiful blooms all summer into the fall.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
San Bernardino, California Brooksville, Florida Miami, Florida Titusville, Florida Athens, Georgia Braselton, Georgia Dacula, Georgia Lawrenceville, Georgia Oxford, Georgia Rincon, Georgia Waleska, Georgia Raleigh, North Carolina (2 reports) Easton, Pennsylvania Greenville, South Carolina Nashville, Tennessee Soddy Daisy, Tennessee Fort Worth, Texas Newport News, Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia
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