Lantana – Lantana montevidensis

Common Name: Lantana, Trailing Lantana

Botanical Name: Lantana montevidensis, lan-TAN-a mon-te-vi-DEN-sis

Decorative Life: Weeks depending on use, but low light will result in foliage, not flowers.

Flower Color: Blue, Pink, White, Yellow

Availability: Summer, Year Round

• Member of the Verbenaceae (vervain family).
• Native to South America, in particular, Uruguay.
• Relatives include verbena, lemon verbena and clerodendrum.

• Plant is classed as a dicotyledon, leaves not parallel veined.
• Flowers are small, in terminal rounded clusters up to 2 inches wide.
• Leaves are about 1 inch long, coarsely toothed, stems trailing, fragrant. Often used in hanging baskets.
• Flowers are not fragrant, only the foliage.

• The specific epithet name “montevidensis” means of Montevideo, Uruguay, from which it came.
• Lantana, an old name that also applied to the genus Viburnum. Most foliage is very fragrant when touched.
• Will generally do well in light levels at least bright enough to read a newspaper in comfort but more light would be better. Mostly used in hanging baskets. Some favorite cultivars and their respective flower colors include ‘Patriot Desert Sunset’ (yellow, gold, peach, pink).