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<strong>Common</strong> <strong>Name</strong>: Lantana Camara Hardy Pink<br />
<strong>Botanical</strong> <strong>Name</strong>: Lantana x Camara Hardy Pink'<br />
Plant Type: Perennial<br />
Light Requirement: Sun/part sun<br />
Water Requirement: Low<br />
Heat/Drought Tolerance: Very High<br />
Height: 1 to 3 feet<br />
Width/Spacing: 3 – 6 feet<br />
Flower Color: Yellow to pink as they age<br />
Blooming Period: Spring till frost<br />
Plant Form or Habit: Shrub<br />
Foliage Color and Texture: Deciduous<br />
Butterfly or bird attracter: Butterflies, hummingbirds<br />
Deer Resistant: Yes<br />
Plant Use: Mass plantings, groundcover, containers<br />
Lantana is a commonly cultivated shrub native from<br />
southernmost Texas to Central America. Or<strong>name</strong>ntal flower clusters are produced throughout the summer<br />
and are a favorite of butterflies and other nectar-feeding insects. Flower color is normally yellow, but<br />
many different cultivated varieties have been developed with different colors. This cultivar has flowers<br />
that change color from yellow to pink as they age.<br />
There are many <strong>name</strong>d varieties and hybrids of lantana available that are more compact, bloom earlier,<br />
produce more colorful flowers, or hold their flowers better in bad weather than the "common" type. Some<br />
new varieties are also almost sterile (rarely set seed), which means deadheading is not as important for<br />
continuous bloom and it is unlikely to become invasive.<br />
Lantana provides summer color. In winter, some gardeners prune back lantana to keep the plants from<br />
getting too large. The stems become thorny especially with age, so caution is necessary when cutting them<br />
back. The blue-black fruit clusters are poisonous.<br />
Use as a groundcover, in mass plantings and banks, in containers and baskets, or even as a hedge. A very<br />
versatile plant, plus it is a butterfly and hummingbird magnet. Deer and rabbit resistant. Plant in the spring<br />
and water as needed during the first growing season, thereafter it is considered heat and drought tolerant.<br />
Source of data: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/Plantanswers/publications/lantana/lantana.html<br />
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/laca.html<br />
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