Lantana – Lantana montevidensis

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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.

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