So, you've picked up some trailing lantana (Lantana montevidensis) at the nursery with the intention of adding it to your hanging baskets. Great choice! These South American plants love the heat, and ...

If only more plants grew as easily as trailing lantana, the world would have more happy gardeners. For months the extra-tough perennial has provided a carpet of lavender blooms in our garden, the ...

Looking for the perfect plant for an empty pot or a lonely-looking corner of your California-friendly garden? Try the tough, purple-flowered, long-blooming trailing lantana. Trailing lantana is an ...

Question: I have found some purple trailing lantana on our land. (This land has never been inhabited, as far as I know of.) This is not one of the yellow/pink or yellow/red native varieties. Is this ...

This is one part in a weekly series featuring the UC Davis Arboretum “New Front Yard” series, 41 drought-tolerant and beautiful plants well adapted to our region. Size: Under 2 feet tall. Bloom season ...

BIG COLOR, little water, lots of butterflies. How does that sound? That’s the story of lantana in a nutshell. But I’m famous for verbosely pontificating on the attributes of plants whenever I have an ...

I was thinking of planting some lantana, but read somewhere that they are invasive. Is that true? Many species, including the common Lantana camara, are highly invasive, so care should be taken when ...

Big color, little water, lots of butterflies. How does that sound? That’s the story of lantana in a nutshell. But I’m famous for verbosely pontificating on the attributes of plants whenever I have an ...

Scientific name: Lantana montevidensis Alba. Growth habit: A sprawling evergreen ground cover with vinelike stems growing to 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide. The leaves are thick, oval, toothed along the ...

Local gardeners enjoy colorful summertime blooms. For us, tropical plants provide summer color as temperatures can be oppressive for many traditional garden flowers. Lantana can be a powerhouse ...

Every longtime gardener has a list of tough flowering perennials they consult when they need a dependable plant. My criteria for selecting the plants on this list are simple: They must be “tough,” ...