Lantana propagation
How to propagate lantana
From cuttings
Lantana should be propagated in mid-summer and fall from greenwood or semi- ripe stem cuttings. Make 3 inch cuttings off non-flowering shoots. Strip off any leaves that come in contact with rooting medium and the soil. Dip the ends in a hormone rooting medium and insert in a moist, well drained, soil made of peat moss and sand or perlite. Cuttings also root well in rockwood plugs. Cover the container with a clear plastic bag and keep in a spot with bright filtered light. It should root in 2-3 weeks with a bottom heat of 65F.
When you see new growth emerging, uncover your container and place it in brighter light. Start fertilizing lightly every 2 weeks to promote healthy new growth. When the plants have about 2-3 inches of new growth, pinch the tips to encourage bushy growth. The following spring repot plants in individual 4″ pots. Young rooted plants usually bloom more profusely than older plants. 
From seed
Lantana can also be started from seeds sown early in spring or late winter. Germination time is 42-60 days(6-7 weeks) @ 65-75F. Seeds should be planted 1/8³ deep in peaty soil and covered during germination. Another trick is to soak the seeds in hot water for 24 hrs. before planting.
Seed grown plants may vary in color and quality from the original plant. Newer varieties of hybrids produce less seeds which may also be sterile.
The above method of propagation may be used on many other plants.
Lantana hardiness
are they perennial or annual…can they grow back next year?
I just cut back a huge pile of lantana. It was growing massively over my rock wall. Can I replant that huge pile of clippings in a different location and will it grow?
I’m in Louisiana and just planted 9 little lantana plants a week ago. It’s still sunny and very hot here and will be for quite some time yet. Some of the plants already have little berries. I read above that I should remove the berries, but I’m not sure exactly at what spot I should remove them? There is a relatively long shoot, the end of which held the flower. Now there are berries forming there. Should I take off the whole shoot, or just nip the very end where the berries have popped out?
Wilty lantana
My lantana is a potted tree that has a lot of ants and it is very wilty. I have let it dry out and kept it moist. Could the ants be bothering it?
Pruning
I have had several lantanas for years. We live in zone 6 so I overwinter them in my husbands garage. They are getting enormous. This spring I cut them back a little, but they are massive again. Do I have to wait until spring to prune them or can I wean back the water before putting them in the garage this fall and prune them at that time. I would really appreciate the help.
Can anybody tell me how to kill Lantana? I had it cut out of my garden (to the ground and covered with ground cloth/mulch) 6 years ago and it keeps coming back. It gets so large, it overtakes everything in my front garden and is too close to the house. I really want to get rid of it – any suggestions?
Are Lantana’s root system invasive. I have three plants / Hedges about 2.5 feet tall in 3 x 3 foot concrete cut outs along a sidewalk here in southern California. Recently a neighbor stated his sewer line has been getting invaded every 8 months or so requiring a cleanout. They claim it is roots getting in. The plants are the only thing other than just green lawn in that area so it sounds logical. The closest plant is estimated about 6 -8 feet from the pipe which is 2′ or so below soil. These plants are well established (since the mid 1980’s). Can or will these plants seek water that far away (they are watered 3 times a week in the summer. Thank you,
buy lantana
I live in a town called Lantana, Florida. I have watched a British film called “Lantana” But have not seen any actual Lantana plants nor do I know where I could buy some.
I call my yard “a patch of rainforest” and would love to have Lantana to fill in some bare spots. Where can I buy it in Palm Beach County, Florida?
Are lantanas sensitive to chlorine. I have lantanas in an in ground planter bed adjoining the swimming pool. They were a mound of blooms until the kids began using the pool. They have completely quit flowering. This happened last year also and I cut them to the ground after winter and they grew and bloomed until swimming began.
Seedhead
can anyone tell me what the black berries on lantana mean? should i remove them, also i noticed a lot of ants on my lantana tree
Thank you!!!
I live in Macomb County, Michigan. I have a bandana red lantana plant. I bought it at the beginning of summer and replanted it right away in a bigger planter. It sits on my back porch and gets sun just about all day. I water it once or twice a week depending on how hot it is. I’m having a problem with some type of pest though. Something is eating the leaves. What do I do? Is there anything I can spray on the plant or put in the soil to get rid of whatever is eating it? Please help!
Save seeds
I bought a lantana plant before I realized it is annual in where I live (Upstate NY zone 5). Instead of planting in the garden, I potted it in a clay pot with miracle potting soil. I am wondering if this soil is ok to use. If not, what should I use to make the soil for a lantana in a clay pot. Also, I noticed green berries and wanted to know how to store the picked berries for next year’s planting. I read that I have to allow the green berries to go brown before I pick them and save them for next year. Thank you.
We have two 15 gallon pots & after our White Lantana died after only 2 weeks we decided to go with New Gold Lantana. We heard New Gold Lantana does well in direct sun & in AZ heat. 2 days later our Gold Lantana is starting to die, I think?. Flowers are wilting and the leaves are lite green instead of dark green. I’ve only watered when the soil is dry & there is a drip system but the drip doesn’t water much. What’s wrong? Too much water,not enough water,too much sun,the heat? The pots are in direct sunlight & can’t be moved. The soil on top is dry,I gave them 32 oz of water each last night. Please help,thanks.
Winterover lantana
I live in N.E. Tennessee, will Lantana grow back every year. I used to live in Florida and had show stopping beautiful Lantana’s. How can I make these come back every year in Tennessee? Do not have a garage or basement but do have a out door shed. Can I store them in the shed over the winter? Or can I keep them inside as a house plant in the winter?
I learned so much from reading this today! I was trying to find out how to keep the squirrels and birds from eating those little berries. I thought the berries turned to flowers! Now I know the little “munchers” are doing me a favor. THANK YOU!
Hi, I live in Queen Creek, Arizona and I have six hanging baskets with the purple lantana’s hanging off of our wall around our back yard. Two of my hanging basket lantana’s leaves are turning yellow. I water them every day because they are in hanging baskets and because it gets so hot out here and it tends to be breezy. Is this from over watering? I was just watering every other day but that was when the temps were in the 80’s and 90’s. I figured because of the temperature increase, the watering should increase to daily as well. I also reached out to a nursery I found online and they told me to water everyday and fertilize once a week. So that’s what I’ve been doing. I’ve read your advice on here and would like to hear what your advice for my situation would be. I’d really like to stop the yellowing of the leaves and I’ve also noticed that my blooms have become smaller in size and not as vibrant as they were before I started regular fertilizing. For a hanging basket, how often should I be fertilizing and watering for hanging baskets in these temperatures? Thank you so much!!
move to a more shaded area. too much sun and heat will produce smaller flowers.
I have six lantana plants in planters. Is it right to remove the berries before they turn dark? Do the new flowers come from the cone like bud (I have been cutting them off)as I didn’t they were producing the flower.
Hi, I have been reading through this site and I want to clarify what I need to do to make my lantana happy again (I think it might be a hybrid with purplish-pink and yellow blooms). I live in Alabama just south of Birmingham and the soil in my flowerbeds is clay. After we dug the holes I filled them with garden soil and put the plants in. I gave them some food for the first few weeks that my nursery suggested and watered them every couple of days. After reading this site, I don’t think my soil drains very good and I think that I am overwatering the lantana because some of the leaves have become very brittle and the stems broke off. Also, the lantana in one of the flower beds looks kind of weird. The “blooms” at the front of the plant look dead while the blooms at the back of the plant are fine. Some of the leaves are yellow, and it’s just not spreading yet the way that I had hoped it would. I think also they may be planted too close together (there is probably about 10in. to a foot of space between each one). If that is the case, what is the chance of me spreading them out more without shocking them to death (literally!)? There are three in each bed and they get full hot sun all day long. They don’t look so good when I don’t water them, but when I do some of the leaves get brown and look dead. I am not a master gardener and I try to pick plants that do well when left to their own devices, and I have had lots of luck with lantana in pots in the past. Sorry this is so long but I want them to thrive and “grow like weeds” and cover the flowerbeds. Thank you!!
Hi! I have a collection of lantanas throughout our yards. The last couple of years, I have noticed our white lantanas start to come back with beautiful green leaves and by this time, as the plant has grown well, it will start to become dull and flat in color. The leaves almost have a yellowish whitish look to them. It is not a substance on them but the leave itself looks to wither to this color. It also produces very little amounts of flowering buds. Any advice?
As well, when are you supposed to clip the berries off of them? When they turn color or when they are green? What do you do with yours?
Thanks!
Transplant shock
I just planted two lantana plants yesterday, waterered them and today the leaves are wilted. Are they in shock or did I water too much ?
When taking a cutting and covering with a clear plastic bag, should there be vent holes in the bag or should this bag be an airtight cover?
Harvest/plant seeds
I am trying to figure out how to save the seeds so I can grow more of them. They have Bloomed and now have little green balls where the blooms were. How do I harvest them and when can I plant the seed if I harvest them?
I planted several lantanas last spring. They did well and bloomed beutifully until the fall. I realized in the fall that they probably should have been pruned, they had large long stems. I cut them all the way back to 2 to 3 inches above ground in December. Should I not see new growth sprouting by now. Were they cut too far back? I live in S.C. (zone 7 I think)
Help! Thanks.
Slow to grow
We live Winston Salem,NC. Planted 1 Lantana last Spring and it did great. Planted where if its full sun all day and covered heavily with mulch. It grew really fast with lots of blooms; very beautiful. So we planted 4 more elsewhere in the yard (3 get full sun and 1 in a more shady area). These got planted towards the end of the summer, and we did not put down mulch. These 4 didn’t grow much after planting, but they did bloom up to the end of the fall. None of the 5 have been cut back. There is no new growth on any of them. Is it too early for new growth? Could the winter have killed them? Everything else in our flower beds are showing new growth and/or blooming.
Our Lantana’s still don’t show signs of new growth, but the bark is starting to peel. Mostly around the base at the ground. Is this a good sign? Thanks for help.
Mowed down lantana
Ok, so my father-in-law was trying to do me a favor and mowed my lawn. In doing so, he mowed down many of my lantana plants which were just starting to really come up. I only planted them last summer. Will these grow back this season?
Lantana growing temperatures
Hi, I am a new tiny nursery and am growing lantana in both hanging baskets and pots for re-sell. The plants are really doing well. I live in mid-Missouri and the plants are in a greenhouse with heat (controlled), but I want to move them to the cooler part of the greenhouse so I can continue to add new things (little heat in the second greenhouse. Will the plants sustain below 50 degrees at night and do they like heavy air movement (i.e, overhead fans, brisk winds, etc.) Thanks so much, and I love all the tips you have..very helpful. Jan
Pruning lantana
Hi – we recently purchased a house in central NC that has 2 enormous lantana bushes growing by the potting shed door. They are so gorgeous and covered in butterflies! The previous owner mentioned to my husband that it should be cut back to about 6″ from the ground once all the flowers have died this fall. Since it’s so big and beautiful, I’m inclined to follow his advice but figured a second opinion wouldn’t hurt. Thoughts?
Aloha,
Planted starts of purple trailing lantana 1 week ago. Had 10+% turn brown and crispy within a day or two, and now some of the others have a reddish-brown tinge to the leaves – wondering what that color suggests? Unfortunately did not water them until a day after planting, and since have them on a sprinkler for 5-10 min. every other day. Have felt the soil around the thumb-sized rootballs (which are wrapped with something that looks like weedcloth) and it’s consistently moist but not soggy (never dry, either, though). The weather has been mid 80’s in the day, very sunny (starts are getting full sun from 7am to 5pm) and very windy 20+ mph. Soil starts were planted in is a mixed bag – some rich, some hard clay, none with a lot of sand or lava rock/drainage media, and we have stressed plants in all areas. All of the soil was broken up and turned before planting but not watered for 3 weeks until the water 1 day after planting. Soil is covered with grey weed cloth and a 1/2″ of mulch (which does dry out between waterings). A few leftover starts still in the tray have been doing well – healthy looking green leaves – with a daily soaking, in a less windy area and perhaps 6 hours of full sunlight. The main plantings in question are about 100′ from the wavy (salty) windy north shore of Maui. Any thoughts on the reddish-brown tinge and plan of action? (wind block, more/less watering etc.)
Mahalo!
A couple other planting notes: the starts stayed in the trays without water for a full day and were planted pretty hastily through cross cuts in the weedcloth (not treated delicately and some may not have been adequately surrounded by soil). I know I’m probably describing the perfect brown-thumb storm of mispropagation, so I can understand a 10+% brown and crispy rate, but am nervous about the others that initially looked green and healthy and are now are getting the reddish-brown tinge to the leaves (but not dried out…yet).
I have recently purchased some small lantanas from a garden store. I live in GA east of Atlanta can I plant these now or should I wait until spring and keep them from freezing either in the house or on a heated porch?
We live in Ball Ground, GA.- north of Atlanta. Will Lantana come back each year in our area? Which are the best to grow in our part of the country?
Stopped blooming
I have a lantana that is growing in a container. I just got this past spring. When I got it it was blooming. Shortly after it grew the berries which I removed but ever since then there has not been one flower. There are plenty of leaves but no flowers. It is in the sun for at least 6 hours per day. I only water it once or twice per week depending on how hot it has been. Any suggestions on how I can get it to flower?? I have not fertilized it at all.
I live in Phoenix, AZ. Can I start to propagate my lantana now (it’s the 7th of September)?
Thanks, David
ENJOYED READING THE Q AND A’S. GOT A LOT OF TIPS FOR GROWING THESE LANTANA. THIS IS MY SECOND YEARS FOR HAVING THEM.AND I REALLY LIKE THEM. I AM 60 MI. SOUTH OF CHICAGO, IL. JUST PLANTED SOME MARKED DOWN LANTANAS. HOPE THEY MAKE IT BEFORE WINTER. TODAY IS FRIDAY THE 13TH OF AUGUST.
THANKS FOR ALL THE INFROMATION.
Winter hardiness
I bought 3 small lantana plants from the Cents off Shelf. Can I plant them now since August is tomorrow??? or do I have to wait until the fall….
Please reply and thank you if you do.
I planted each in a tub of soil….and they are doing beautifully but want to now plant them permanently in the ground…..
If I leave them in the tubs….and NOT plant them now…..will the winter cold kill them…..
I live in Wilmington NC.
Broken stem
I just purchased a Lantana tree, went to plant it and it snapped! Argh! If i leave the reamaining trunk and it’s roots is there any chance it will grow again? I know the answer is probably no, but I have to ask because I am really upset at the moment!
Not blooming
The lantana I planted on the west side of the house looks great Except the flowers are now going away! Is there a bird or butterfly that is only eating the blooms?
This is my first time to have them and I can’t figure out what is wrong with the flowering part of the plant; the leaves and such look great??
It sounds like my yellow lantana has fungus (brown spots on the leaves). They are new to our CA garden -about a month. I have them on drip irrigation 2 x week, though I did hand water a few times in between on windy, hot days. My question is, once the fungus is there, can I just cut back on the watering or do I have to pull all the leaves with spots to keep it from spreading? There wouldn’t be many leaves left. The plants have only been there a month, the fungus only a few days.
Lantana not sprouting
I live in Georgia – just north of Atlanta. Put out a lot of lantana in 2 raised flower beds last summer. I kept them at about 2 – 2 1/2 feet and they were beautiful – grew like weeds and needed very little attention. I cut them back in the winter when they were dry to about 3-4 inches. The stems are dry and brittle. Should they have already sprouted? When do they usually sprout? Did our colder than normal winter kill them? Did I kill them when I cut them back?
I live in Georgia and purchased six lantana plants last summer and boy were they beautiful. I was wondering if they were going to come back this year or if I would have to dig them up and discard of them?
I live in zone 9 and have “Miss Huff” variety. Last year they grew 8′ tall. I need to move them. Yesterday I noticed a few green sprouts appeared. Is it too late to move them?
Clusters of tight leaves
I have several lantana plants that I have had for approximately 7 yrs. I live in East Central Tx and they done good every yr. This past yr every single bloom cluster after the flowers died would develop a really tight ball cluster of tiny leaves. It was really hard to tell if they looked like the leaves on the plants themselves as the cluster was so tight and full. I have never seen lantana do this before and have not been able to find anything on the internet to explain this oddity. Was this the end of my lantana? If not what happened to cause this oddity. By this time of year my plants are usually starting to put out little green shoots but so far not a single sign of green. I pruned them back about two weeks ago.
Lantana topiary trim
I live in central Florida and have two lantanas that were formed into topiaries. They have one long central thick stem–about 1.5 feet high–with a tree like bushiness on top. I’ve had them for a year and they are starting to look a little tired. How do I prune them without ruining the look of the topiary? Can I cut the smaller stems all the way back to the large central stem (it’s more like a trunk)? Thank you.
Hi,
Am writing from India, Is it true that certain variety of Lantana attract butterflies? If so, would like to know the name.
Thanks for the advise on the anti fungal treatments. The soil where the lantanas are planted, is sand. It drains really well. I did go a little overboard with the newspaper and then landscape weed barrier just because I hate weeds so much. We had put in new sod right around the same time we put in the border at the edge of the lawn and of course, we watered the lawn with sprinklers to get it going…that is probably what got the fungus started. We don’t water much normally. It’s been a couple months since I have run the sprinklers. Just hit the sod with some hand watering now and then if it’s really dry and hot. I could rip out the newspaper if need be. I could do it without disturbing the plants.
Thanks again for the help. I will report back on it later.
I am trying to propagate some lantana which no longer seems to be available. I cut off about 3 inches from the end of a cane, stripped the leaves below the ground, and left about 3 on the part above ground. Is this correct? Also, have put them in small pots with drain holes. Is this OK?
Your directions say that when new growth appears it should be fertilized. With what??
(I’m being optimistic in even asking)
Pruning lantana
I’m a bit confused after reading through all the questions and answers. I have a huge potted Lantana that I plan to
winter over in the garage (E North Carolina). I’d like to cut it back before storing… would it be better to wait until early Spring? Appreciate your time.
I planted the yellow hybrid lantana in a border along our driveway (in full sun) this past summer. (We are on the Gulf in Central Florida) They did beautifully for weeks, grew like weeds, bloomed constantly. But now some are looking faded, getting crispy brown/black spots on them. You mentioned a fungus in an earlier posting but not how to fight it. I don’t want to lose my gorgeous border.
When I planted the border, I put down lots of newspaper around the plants, then landscaping weed barrier over that, then mulch. I only watered them enough to get them started as they are happier in dry conditions. Will they respond to any kind of an anti fungal treatment? Please help me save my border….
I live in Virginia and the winters are bad so I have never tried to keep a Lantana over the winter. This is my first year to try. I brought it into my basement where I have grow lights but it has lost all of its leaves and appears dead.I have watered it to much I’m sure about twice a week. Do you think it will come back next year and should I cut it back and put it in a dark place. I don’t think my basement gets below 55,maybe 60.
Seed starter mix
I’ve read all your questions and answers and they were very helpful.
Could you please be exact on the soil/composition used when planting the seeds in late winter?
Many thanks!
Winterover lantana indoors
Hello! I live in lower Michigan and I have a 2-3 year old Lantana tree that needs to come in for the winter. Should I prune it now (September/October), and, if so, can I cut it back drastically to about 4-6 inches of stem for a bushier plant, or would this kill it?
Too much rain
I have 11 Lantana plants in a bed around my house and they have all died. Usually this time of year they are beautiful. I noticed yesterday that the blooms are gone and the entire plant is brown. I live in Alabama and we have had a month of constant rain and no sunshine.
Could this be what killed the plants?
Color change
I have deep red and yellow lantanas.Each year the red gets less and less red. This year there is almost no red.They are almost all yellow.What has happened to my red color? I also had red canas next to the lantanas and they turned orange and then yellow.I also have yellow cannas near by.Does my soil need something to keep red flowers RED.
can lantana be started from the seeds after blooms are finished?
We live in North Central Texas and have several lantana plants in our flower beds, they do not have berries, just yellow blooms. They are big and beautiful. When should we prune them for winter?
Store seeds
I live in New Mexico and this is my first time with lantanas. I have planted quite a few and am wondering about the berries, after I pull them off what do I do with them until I plant in the winter? Do I store them in an airtight container? Leave them out somewhere to dry? Looking for any advice. thanks
I HAVE MY LANTANA IN A HANGING BASKET.BLOOMING FOR 3 MONTHS *SO FAR* I WANT TO SLIP IT AND GROW ANOTHER.CAN I USE A PEET PELET.AND ROOTING COMPOUND?THANKS aquartermain@msn.com
I was either told or read somewhere that you should NOT cut lantana back in the fall because water could get in the stems, freeze and kill the plant. True or not true?
I live on the Outer Banks of NC. Lantana line my driveway. I cut them back to the ground every spring. The come out and grow like weeds. They bloom aplenty. Then all of a sudden they stop blooming. The plants continue to grow but without many flowers. This has happened two years in a row. Previously they bloomed all summer.
Any suggestions?
No berries and no fertilizer. We did, however, get three inches of rain in a twelve hour period about a month ago
I wish the bushes did have berries so I could harvest, dry and plant them.
Hi William
Lantana prefers a drier soil, a heavy rainfall could have stressed your lantana , enough to reduce blooming for a while. One thing you can do is lightly trim back the tip growth, this should encourage new growth and more blooms.
Lantana winter dieback
I live in Southaven, MS, I plant 12-15 plants each year in my flower beds. Each year I mulch the flower beds and cover the lantana roots with extra mulch and cut the plants back, about 6 inches from the root. Last year 1 plant came back and this year, 1 plant came back. Please tell me what I’m doing wrong. I love lantana, but I’m exhausted with re-planting and buying so many plants each year.
I have few yellow lantana and a few purple the yellow are starting to turn brown and looks like a white fly and the flowers are being eaten what can i do to get ride of the pests. they only attack the yellow and not the purple ones.
I live in coastal North Carolina and have lantana that have been growing for over ten years that have spread out to cover a large area. Is it possible to sub-divide some of these plants so I can start growing mature plants in another location? If so, when is the best time to of the year to move them.
I live in eest Texas in El Paso where the lantana seems to be a favorite plant for garden beds and they apparently do excellent here as I see them flourishing everywhere. So i decided they would be a beautiful splash of color for my bed, BUT when I bought some Lantanas from Lowes, they immediately look like they are dying. This is my second attempt and took alot of care preparing the soil with no avail. When I see wilting I don’t know what to think because I know they are drought tolerant and so I don’t know if I should water them and how much? What is too much? Can they be revived? How?
I’ve had my lantana over 12 years and each year they have bloomed beautifully. They are the purple variety. This year they are not blooming. I have not cut them back yet or fertilized them yet. What to do?
I was so proud of the beautiful yellow lantana I planted yesterday. This morning I could not wait to show off to my husband. I couldn’t believe my eyes….something had methodicaly snipped off the stems to an inch above the ground. Does anyone know what critter is that could be so cruel? What do I do to prevent this being repeated. 🙁
judy tarkowski
January 9th, 2010 at 8:49 pm · Reply · Edit
In our state, rabbits love new lantana! Do yu have any fat bunnies?
I live in Phoenix, and am looking at planting lantanas to add some color to my front yard in a home I recently purchased. I don’t have an irrigation system in my front yard. For lantanas (probably 3 or 4 of them, spaced apart from each other), do I need to have an irrigation system before planting? (I may add one later, but right now, working on other projects in the home that take priority) Or can I water them by hand once or twice a day? Additionally, with our weather here starting to heat up (the next 10 days will be mostly sunny – sunny and temperatures between 97-102 every day), is it too late to plant with the sunshine/heat? Do I need to wait until the fall or winter to plant? If not, any other tips when planting? Thanks in advance!
Transplant shock
I live in AZ and just planted some lantana in my front yard. It is now 3 days later and some of my plants look wilted. Could I be over watering them? Any suggestions? Thanks!
Lauren
Lantana not blooming
I planted lantana last summer and it had lots and lots of blooms. In late November I cut the Lantana back to the ground (I did not know I was not supposed to do this). Now the plant is green and growing but it does not have a single bloom on it. It gets 6 hours of full sun everyday. I live in Georgia and we have had a good bit of rain lately. Do you think this could be causing my lantana not to bloom? If so, what can I do to help the plant bloom.
I live in Ohio. I dug up and brought my lantana into the garage last fall. Now I have 6 to 8 inch stems sprouting all over the plants. Should I pinch back this new growth when I plant in the the garden? (We had a rain/snow mix the other day so I am waiting a few weeks to plant).
We just bought some bandana cherry lantana toplant in the front of our beds. They will get full GA sun all afternoon. Does lantana spread like a groundcover or just grow like a bush?
Grow Lantana from seed
Hello,
I just now sowed some Lantana seed I purchased from Thompson & Morgan. I soaked them overnight in warm water. When I went to sow them I noticed that only a few had sunk to the bottom of the container. Not sure if this is a viability problem or not. I sifted some fine compost on top with a sifter and set them on a heat mat with a thermostat set to 70. I have read that they need high light to germinate- is this true? Thanks and happy gardening!
I want my lantana to grow to 5-6 feet. If I don’t prune it at all this early spring, will that help? And, if I must cut “dead wood” how do I test exactly where the dead wood is? (scrape the bark to check for green stuff?)
Thanks for you page, I re-read it every year!
Wintered lantana
When I bought my Lantana plant the tag said good to 20 degrees F. It did not get lower than 28 this winter but it looks like it froze back. Any thoughts? It is too early to tell if it will recover. Thank you
Lantana watering problem
I live in Hawaii and have owned a lantana in a pot for 18 months. My neighbors have a lot of success with it. Mine was on a drip system but out in the open for sun. In early fall, it started turning brown and stopped blooming. I sprayed for bugs and gave it fertilizer and it came back. Not so much blooms but it was all green. Then, I went on Xmas vacation for 8 days and put it further out in the open to be watered by the rains. It is rainy season now; and it did storm. (Another reason for taking it off drip is my drip timer needs replacement). I came home and all my other plants were healthy, and well watered but the lantana was all brown and dead looking. Do you think I can resuscitate it? What should I try? What do you think caused this? Thanks.
My potted lantana is full of green leaves but has stopped blooming. It has tiny black shriveled buds where blooms should be. It almost looks as if something stung the buds before they were able to fully develop. I live in College Station, TX, and the plant was in full sun from early morning until just past noon, consequently it required watering every morning or it would wilt. I did fertilize it months ago thinking that that was the problem before I read your website. I think that it may have leaf miners to add to its problems. What is a safe spray to use for insect infestation? Do you have other suggestions? Thank you, Connie
The branches on my lantana have very neat rows of white fuzzy dots. I’m having no luck identifying them. Any idea?
Thanks
Dianne
I love growing the circus-y colors of Lantana here in central NJ. It is one beautiful summer flower the voracious deer will not eat! I am anxious to try overwintering a few plants in our cellar this winter. The grower I purchased many rooted cuttings from this Spring says there are mixed results when trying to start from seed..
Heat stress
I live in Arizona and have some Lantana let’s say 50 on one zone and the the average weather right now is 106 degrees and like every 4th lantana is stressed or dead. what would be causing this?
1. DOES MIRACLE GROW STOP LANTANA FROM BLOOMING?
2. WHAT DO THE BERRIES YOU TALK ABOUT LOOK LIKE?
I have both yellow and purple lantana planted in the same area. they get full sun and water as needed. my yellow plant produces loads of flowers but my purple plants on produce a few….very few. my favorite color is purple…..
PRUNING LANTANA
hi i live in las vegas and i work in apartments all of my lantanas are dying/dead they are just sticks is there anyway to get them back and if so how? watering,feed, a good kick in the ass i just dont know
Brown spots
We live in LA, lantana loves it here. We have one large bush that lives in semi-shade. Its leaves have a lot of brown spots on them, though the plant keeps growing and flowering. No nearby plant has these spots. We never fertilize it, the soil is sandy. It gets sprinkled twice a day for 2 minutes, but it had these spots before we got the sprinklers. Any ideas? We haven’t had good luck transplanting such large lantana – they really get shocked badly.
Winterover lantana
My lantana is huge I want to bring it indoors for the winter. Do I need to dig it up and place it in a pot and keep it in the basement? OR can I propagate it to make new starts for next Spring? OR can I do both?
Prune lantana
Someone gave me a lantana plant about eight months ago when it was just a tiny sprout — they had no idea what it was, and I didn’t either, so I just tossed it in a reasonably-sized pot and let it do its thing. I finally managed to identify it the other day, and… my poor plant doesn’t look the way it’s apparently supposed to. It’s about a foot and a half tall, with a woody stem up to the last six inches, where it has big full leaves. It seems healthy and happy, but lantanas are supposed to be *bushes*, right? Is there anything I can do at this point to turn my Lantana Tree into something resembling what it’s supposed to look like?
In the spring my lantanas burst forth in bloom.These blossoms last a long time but when they fall off, the plants don’t bloom anymore that year.I thought lantana was a repeat bloomer.What do I need to do?
LANTANA FROM SEEDS
I live in central New Jersey. Each year I spend a lot of money on lantana. How can I perserve them from year to year? Will they flourish indoors? How should I handle the seeds and when should they be planted & how?
I can’t seem to get the right amount of watering. Very hot during the day and when I notice my lantana, it looks dead. Isn’t it drought resistant? Or is that only when planted in the ground? When I water, then it turns yellow and brown. What am I missing?
Yellow leaves
Does Lantana like alkaline or Acidic soil? Does it need iron if the leaves are yellowing? I live in DFW Texas area. 3 out of 7 Lantanas are getting yellow leaves. I have done Miracle Grow 2 times in the past 2 weeks…blooms and size of plants have doubled. WE are getting TONS of rain here though. Not sure it the yellowing is due to all the rain or if they need more acid or iron?
Color change
My sunset lantana looks just as it did last year except some of the blooms will come in a pale funny color. Is this normal? Can I fix it?
I noticed several leaves have turned distinctly yellow with brown tips, and have gone crispy. This is occuring on three of my four lantanas (the red/yellow-blossom ones — the purple-blossom one is unaffected). It isn’t bad yet, but I’m afraid something might be wrong. I live in Phoenix and water them about every other day.
I live in Hawaii and hired professionals to plant Lantana in pots along my driveway where it would receive full sun most of the day. It is watered automatically twice a day. It did well for about 2 months but now I’ve noticed that the leaves are turning yellow and the buds have turned black. I don’t see flowers anymore. Any ideas what could be the problem?
Hi,
Thanks for your help! As you had suspected, it was the overwatering that was killing my plants! I stopped watering, let it dry out and soon enough, I saw flowers! Not even a month has passed and there are flowers again. Mahalo (Thanks!)
-cherie
You are welcome!
I just want to know what is the life cycle of lantana?
White spots
I am having a problem of white spot on New Gold Lantana. How do I fix this problem?
PRUNING LANTANA
I was just wondering if & when the best time is to trim/prune lantana , & the best method to do so
denise ( antman2@earthlink.net / ) (IP: 24.110.42.234 )
Scott commnded on 8-14-05 about how and when to cut back lantana? I live in Florida and I went a little overboard hedging my lantana. Now it looks like an eyescore. The branches and brown and straggly but there seems to be some green growth coming on them. Some say I should cut it all the way to the ground. I am afraid to do so because I want it to grow back quickly. What should I do? I have a purple and a yellow lantana growing together, and I don’t expect any cold weather until after December. Confused and desperate!
denise
I commended on 8-19-05 about been desperate and confused about cutting my lantana back just a little too far. Well, I took your advise and left it alone and low and behold my lantana is growing like a weed. I must share that I that experimented with liquid ironnite and it really made a difference. the lantana is healthy and flowers are beginning to bloom. Try using it I works ! Denise from Florida
Thanks for your comment Denise!!
I was fertilizing my lawn with weed & feed and threw some in my lantana. It wilted a bit and the flowers are now gone (one week later). Anyway I can revive it? Will it come back?
I asked for help (7/2/2005) about having used weed and feed in my lantana. The additional watering you advised worked great! This was, by far, it’s best summer ever… over 4 feet in height and very bushie. Not looking forward to winter and having to cut it back.
I find it difficult to believe anyone would want to plant/propagate lantana; it’s one of the worst pasture pests we have in Hawaii. If you want to kill it, it is sensitive to Glyphosate. Nothing else works…
We don’t grow it in pastures. We use it in our yards.
Something is attacking my lantana. The leaves are lossing their color and wiltering, with black or burnt – looking lplaces around the edges. This the second season this has happened. Help
Poisonous
Are lantana poisonous??
Tammy ( spittle_tammy@bellsouth.net / )
My son rubbed up against a Lantana plant that was planted outside a store establishment, and broke out in a rash.. It almost looked like poison Ivy. Could someone please tell me why this plant would do this?
Do you need to remove the berries after the blooms have faded to encourage additional blooms?
My lantana has white spots on the leaves, which are very leathery. Any suggestions?