Purple Lantana, Wild Verbena, Trailing Lantana, Creeping Lantana, Weeping Lantana, Small Lantana, Trailing Shrub Verbena, Yellow Lantana, Ajuga, Lantana Sellowiana, Pole-Cat Geranium

Native to South America, Lantana is a large family of 150 varieties, consisting of dwarf forms of the plant as well as trailing and bushy varieties. In Woodland Hills, Lantana plants bloom all year round, making a splash of red, orange, and yellow along the borders or sprinkling extra joy of color on a solid green hedge.

L. montevidensis is a woody perennial that thrives in extreme heat in virtually any kind of well-drained soil. The shrub’s strongly scented evergreen foliage forms a dense ground cover that grows up to two feet high and spreads to five feet. Lantana’s carpet of dark-green leaves complements the plant’s showy pinkish-violet flowers, gathered in bouquet-like round clusters. In Woodland Hills' Mediterranean climate, Lantana blossoms in abundance continuously throughout the year.

Height: 1 to 2 feet
Width: 3 to 5 feet
Spacing: 2 feet

Soil: clay, loam, sand, moist but well-drained
pH: acid, alkaline, neutral
Exposure: full to partial sun

Water: low, average
Tolerance: drought, heat
Toxicity: highly toxic if ingested to humans, dogs, cats, and horses; skin-irritant.

Wildlife: attracts bees and butterflies

Gardenia. (n.d.). Lantana montevidensis (Trailing Lantana). https://www.gardenia.net/plant/lantana-montevidensis-trailing-lantana

Grant, B. L. (2022, July 27). Varieties of Lantana: Learn about Lantana plants for the garden. Gardening Know How. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/lantana/lantana-plant-varieties.htm