Luscious Lantana
Lantana flowers have long since been admired for their extended bloom time. The mounding growth habit and colorful blooms makes this a fantastic choice for landscape, baskets and containers! The Lantana is desired most for their bright, ever-blooming colors, heat tolerance, low maintenance and mounding growth habit for landscape, beds, baskets and containers. This is a great annual for Spring, Summer, and Fall. Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Deer and rabbit resistant
Most lantana varieties are considered an annual in Oklahoma, meaning that they do not survive the winter. A few varieties are considered short-lived perennials. They usually live for 2-3 years when planted in the ground but will not survive the winter in containers. Annual lantanas are usually more compact growing, flower earlier and heavier than perennial varieties.
Lantana prefers full sun and grows best in average, well-drained soil with consistent watering. Lantanas respond well to regular fertilizer applications. Apply Osmocote Plant Food at planting and repeat every 4 months to promote growth. TLC Garden Max fertilizer applied every 14 days increases flower production.
TLC Garden Centers selected the following Lantana varieties for their performance, color, and range of mature sizes. They are in order of their average mature size.
Bloomify Lantana
The first certified sterile lantana on the market! Completely sterile, so it won’t go out of flower in the heat of Summer. Features better branching than other varieties. Nice ball-shaped habit. Excellent for hanging baskets and containers or mass plantings in beds or along a pathway or border. Height 12-14”. Spread 10-12”. Zone 9-11 annual.
- Bloomify Red – red to orange flowers
- Bloomify Rose – rose-pink to yellow flowers
Bandolista Lantana
The perfect heat loving option for beautiful baskets. Well-branched, mounding and slightly trailing habit is ideal for hanging baskets and mixed containers. Sterile variety selections ensure maximum flowering. Height 15-18”. Spread 24-30”. Zone 9-11 annual.
- Bandolista Mango – mixture of red, yellow, and orange flowers
- Bandolista Coconut – white to yellow flowers
Bandolero Lantana
Bred to have large flowers and a vigorous branching habit. It is excellent for large containers and the landscape. Stands up well to heat and humidity. The plants have an easy, mounded habit reaching 18-22” tall and wide. Zone 9-11 annual.
- Bandolero Cherry Sunrise – mixture of fuchsia, yellow, orange, and pink flowers
- Bandolero Lychee – mixture of hot pink and yellow flowers
- Bandolero Pink – shades of pink flowers
Dallas Red Lantana
Dalla Red has long been popular for having the truest red flowers of the larger growing lantana varieties. Compact round form grows 24” tall and wide. Zone 8-11 annual.
New Gold Lantana – Spreading, mounded habit is great for hanging baskets, containers, and in flower beds as a ground cover. This sterile variety is a floriferous bloomer of golden yellow flowers. Height 24”. Spread 48”. Zone 8-11 annual.
New Gold Lantana
Spreading, mounded habit is great for hanging baskets, containers, and in flower beds as a ground cover. This sterile variety is a floriferous bloomer of golden yellow flowers. Height 24”. Spread 48”. Zone 8-11 annual.
Confetti Lantana
Mixture of pink, yellow, and magenta flowers. Spreading habit is useful as a mass or ground cover in flower beds. Height 24-36”. Spread 48-72”. Zone 9-11 annual.
Mary Ann Lantana
This Lantana was selected for improved cold hardiness and its compact growth habit. Yellow, pink and orange flowers. Grows 30-36” tall and wide. Zone 7-11 perennial.
Miss Huff Lantana
The most cold hardy lantana known – established clumps have survived temperatures as low as 0°F. Orange and pink flowers. Grows 4 to 6 feet tall and wide. Zone 7-11 perennial.
Old Fashioned Lantana
A TLC exclusive, this variety has proven to be very cold hardy. Grows 4 to 6 feet tall and wide. Zone 7-11 perennial.
- Old Fashioned Orange – Orange flowers
- Old Fashioned Pink – Pink flowers
