The two types of lantana commonly turn in crop landscapes are go after lantana ( Lantana montevidensis ) and shrub lantana ( L. camara ) . get behind lantana grows 18 to 24 inch tall with a spread of up to 4 ft . Shrub lantana grows up to 4 foot grandiloquent with a paste of 1 to 3 feet .
Lantana camara is a specie of blossom plant in the verbena family , native to the American tropical zone . It is a very adaptable metal money , which can inhabit a broad variety show of ecosystems ; once it has been precede into a home ground it disseminate rapidly ; between 45ºN and 45ºS and less than 1,400 metres in altitude .
It has go around from its aboriginal ambit to around 50 commonwealth , where it has become an encroaching species . It first spread out of the Americas when it was get to Europe by Dutch adventurer and cultivated widely , presently open further into Asia and Oceania where it has established itself as a infamous dope , and in Goa Former Estado da Índia Portuguesa it was introduced by the Portuguese .
Lantana camara , commonly called simply lantana , begins flower in midsummer and proceed to bloom through later crepuscule . The plant develop multicolored clusters of flowers in shades of bloodless , pink , yellow , cherry-red and purple on bushy evergreen growth . Lantana grows as a recurrent evergreen in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zone 10 and 11 , and survive in geographical zone 9 , although the plant may die back to the roots each winter . It also get well as an annual in cooler climate .
Lantana make a coloured addition to butterfly garden where the blooms appeal the brilliantly gloss insects . Grow lantana in an area that invite six to eight hours of sun day by day . Plant it in well - drain grease amended with 2 inch of compost , or grow in a plantation owner in a full - sun location .
Lantana leave are extremely toxic to pets and livestock , according to the American Society to the Prevent of Cruelty to beast . Symptoms admit diarrhea , regurgitation , helplessness , labored external respiration and liver failure . However , cervid and other wildlife in the main ward off the plants due to the pungent , unpleasant odour .
The natural population disseminate rapidly and is considered invasive in Hawaii and Florida , while the one C of various colored hybrids and cultivars are often aseptic and non - invasive . If a lantana plant is successfully propagated , the plant produces clusters of gullible fruit that turn bluish - black as it ripens . Although the berry should be forefend at any stage , the unripe , green berries are most unsafe .
Characteristics
Varieties
There are five major flower colour varieties :
Cultivation
Uses
decorative
Hedges and Ground Cover
Ecological Impact
