Looking for info on the Lantana Plant (variety unknown)?

Question

Got a Lantana today has numerous flowers that are basically tri-colored. (Pink, purple and a little yellow) Other flower tops specially around the outer edge of the plant are solid yellow in color. I'm wondering; (i) what ph they prefer; (ii) soil type; (light requirements for best flowering results and (iv) should I amend with phor. or nit., Also how draught resisent are they. Thanks tricky ricky

Answer 1

Be careful what you plant..especially Lantana..if sterile well and good....don't want to upset the Neighbourhood..they are bullet-proof and demand ...attention after a while..will.keep the critters out when hedged,but rarely are...they can take off.

Answer 2

I have six lantana plants. They love the heat and are very drought tolerant, but not invincible. I water mine once a day when the temp is over a hundred, about once every other day when the temp is over ninety, and just about never if the temp is eighty and under. It likes a somewhat sandy loam soil ph 7 or there about. If you arent getting blooms, give phosphorus. If the foliage looks too light colored use nitrogen. But if you just got the plant from a nursery, you shouldnt have to feed for six weeks or so. Check their feeding schedule.They really need full sun.
PS hummingbirds and butterflies love this plant

Answer 3

We grow all kinds of Lantanas in Calif. They plant the trailing purple along the freeways! As the above info states, they like full sun, average water and any kind of soil. They are frost tender. So, if it snows at your house you might have to replant every year. They can be invasive- popping up by seed here and there. Be forwarned. My favorite is "Radiation". It's red, orange and yellow and very bright. They bloom almost year round here.

Good luck :-)

Answer 4

I think this is the cultivar we call 'confetti' in south Texas........lantana is probably the most widely plant used down here coming in every color, even trailing ones in purple.....it doesn't care what soil it is in, doesn't particularly like much fertilizer and blooms all but 2 or3 months out of the year....acts like a perennial down here and when the last frost is over, cut all the hardwood off.....don't know about colder than 8 zone. People use them everywhere because lantana doesn't care much about conditions except it doesn't like shade or too much water. I see them in window boxes, too.

Answer 5

You have a lot of great answers. Mine are next to the driveway, are never watered, are yellow and grow like weeds.

The only problem I had was buying a multicolored one. After a while it turned one color: purple.

Answer 6

Full sun, once established, drought resistant.
They will grow huge, if you grow them near a fence they will support themselves as a hedge.

Answer 7

Really nice link, Bethany.

Answer 8

http://www.floridata.com/ref/l/lant_c.cfm
Everything you need to know.
It'll take over your garden if you let it.