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In our area lantana can either be an annual or a perennial, depending on the severity of winter and on how you treat them. Depending on the cultivar of lantana you choose size varies. In general they range from one to six feet in height and two to six feet in width. Some lantanas have thorns near the base of plants. Flowers are often made up of at least two colors. Common Lantana Cultivars: Common lantana (Lantana camara) is the most widely grown species, with numerous cultivars. Plants tend to be large and mound shaped, although some have spreading habit. Many cultivars are hybrids with trailing lantana (Lantana montevidensis). Florida Native Lantana. The state of Florida has a native species of Lantana called Lantana depressa, or gold Lantana, which is classified as endangered. This rare plant is a creeping groundcover with yellow flower clusters and is native to the southern Florida county of Miami-Dade. Propagating lantana plants from cuttings is easy. Take cuttings of new growth in spring. Cut 4-inch tips from the stems and remove the lower leaves from the cutting, leaving only one or two leaves at the top. Prepare a small pot of seed starting mix or a half-and-half mixture of peat moss and perlite. Lantana camara, commonly called lantana, is the most common species of lantana. Lantana has opposite or whirled leaves with teeth on the edge, rough hairs on the top of leaves, and leaves are often wrinkled. The original scientific name of Lantana horrida refers to the strong smell of the leaves that can affect sensitive persons. Thankfully, botanist August von Hayek re-named it Lantana urticoides, calling upon its resemblance with nettles (the Urtica family) in this new name; urticoides just means “like a nettle”. How to Propagate Lantana. Lantanas grown in the garden are often hybrids, so propagating lantana plants from seeds may not result in offspring that are similar to the parent plant. To collect the seeds, harvest the small black berries when they are fully ripe and remove the seeds from the berries. Lantana Involucrata. This Lantana is also known as button sage and has the same typical clusters of flowers as other Lantanas, but on this plant they begin white and then fade to lavender. It has many branches and grows to about 3 feet in height.
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