Common name: Shrub Verbena, Lantana
Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena, Vervain)
Height x width: 1-3' x 3-6'
Growth habit: shrubby
Growth rate: moderate to rapid
Foliage: ovate, slightly toothed, finely wrinkled, mid to dark green, pubescent on both sides and rough (scabrous) above, 2-4 inches long; contact may irritate skin
Flowers: heads 1-2 inches across of florets of varying colors and combinations-- red, yellow, orange, white, pink; from leaf axils
Hardiness: USDA zone 9 (sensitive to frost)
Soil: well-drained to sandy, fertile
Light: sun
Pests and Problems: aphids and whiteflies can be expected indoors; blooms poorly if too wet, too cool or insufficient light (as a cloudy northern summer)
Landscape habit, uses: massed in bedding, containers, hanging, trained upright as a single-stem standard, hedge in warm climates
Other interest: from the tropics, generally on acidic pine woodland and disturbed ground, where it may become a weed; may cause discomfort if ingested
Other culture: keep well-fertilized
Propagation: seed, semi-hardwood cuttings
Species: of the 150 species, only this one and its cultivars are of ornamental importance; another low spreading species, often forming a dense mat and sometimes seen is montevidensis
Cultivars: of the many cultivars available, these are the more
common, those marked * being most common; camara unless noted as
montevidensis
(M)
| Cultivar | flowers/ foliage | habit |
| 'Carlos' | red-purple, orange and gold centers | dwarf |
| 'Confetti' | pink, salmon, red | upright |
| 'Gold Mound' ('New Gold') | yellow | trailing |
| 'Greg Grant' | pink, yellow; gold, cream variegated | |
| 'Lavender' | lavender | trailing |
| 'New Gold': 'Gold Mound' | ||
| 'New Red' | red, yellow | upright |
| *Patriot Hybrids | various: white, peach, yellow | weeping |
| 'Radiation' | orange, red | |
| 'Samantha' (M) | cream yellow; yellow swirled foliage | trailing |
| 'Silver Mound' (M) | cream, lemon centers | trailing |
| 'Spreading Sunset' | orange, yellow, fading pink with age |
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