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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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,” ...

Lantanas are easy to grow just about anywhere, whether it’s in the tropics or the desert. They can add a variety of easy-to-grow colors that attract wildlife including butterflies to home landscapes.

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 ...

Lantana (Lantana camara) is a tough, drought-resistant plant that brings lots of long-lasting color and wildlife to your yard. Some even say lantana repels mosquitos, but this plant also has a ...

An evergreen sprawling perennial to shrublike plant, growing to 2 feet tall and wide. The leaves are dark green, ovate in shape with toothlike margins, and growing to one inch long and wide. Add to ...