Blooms of lantana

The blooms of my lantana are turning black. What could be causing this?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 06/20/2018 @ 7:12 am

This could be a fungus disease.
Check the soil moisture levels. Soil should dry out between waterings.
Make sure there is air flow around the plant.

I would prune away the black plant material.

You can treat the plant with Neem Oil as is works both as a pesticide and fungicide.

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