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- Q.Lantana Winter Care - I live in zone 8b and have several lantanas that die back every winter. My friend who lives 2 roads ...
- Q.Are Lantanas Toxic? - I have read an article stating that Lantanas are toxic and a danger to small animals. Should be avoided in ...
- Q.What Is The Best Way To Grow Lantana, - I like the new red colored variety but what is a bright hearty variety
- Q.?? Plant Lantana Inside For Winter ? - I live in Michigan (48116)...I love my lids Lantanas in Twxas ...I found some at my local nursery and got ...
- Q.Overwintering My Lantana - I don't have an unheated basement, and my garage will definitely reach well below freezing temperatures. Can I still find ...
- Q.Unripe Lantana Berry Pods - If the lantana berries are not ripe when picked will they be useful? Can they produce a lantana plant? Or ...
- Q.Lantana Seed Collecting - How do I collect and grow Lantana seeds?
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Anonymous on
October 7, 2022Q.Lantana Winter Care
I live in zone 8b and have several lantanas that die back every winter. My friend who lives 2 roads over also has several in her yard which never die back. What would be the cause of this? Is there anything I can do to keep them from dying back?
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 9, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Lantana is hardy in zones 9 and 10 so you are just on the edge of hardiness. For someone two roads over to not lose her lantana in winter I would suspect is because of the lantana variety or cultivar that she grows. Some are hardier than others. Inquire at the nursery which ones would likely continue blooming during the winter.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/lantana/lantana-plant-varieties.htm
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Anonymous on
August 30, 2023Q.Are Lantanas Toxic?
I have read an article stating that Lantanas are toxic and a danger to small animals. Should be avoided in children play areas. Your article is very detailed but says nothing of the toxicity of Lantanas. I'm confused. Please clarify.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 31, 2023
Certified ExpertA.Yes, they are poisonous to humans, children, and animals. Here is more:
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lantana-camara/
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/lantana.html
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September 5, 2023Q.What Is The Best Way To Grow Lantana,
I like the new red colored variety but what is a bright hearty variety
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 7, 2023
Certified ExpertA.There are so many varieties, too numerous to mention, but here are some eye-catching varieties. Lantana 'Radiation' is an orange and red variety. 'Landmark Citrus' is tangerine and yellow. 'Athens Rose' is pink, magenta, rose, and yellow. 'Lucky Lavender' is lavender and yellow.
These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/lantana/lantana-plant-varieties.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/lantana/lantana-plants.htm
https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/news/entry/shrubs-of-bfl-texas-lantana
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September 16, 2023Q.?? Plant Lantana Inside For Winter ?
I live in Michigan (48116)...I love my lids Lantanas in Twxas ...I found some at my local nursery and got two. They are doing very well but I am worried about winer ? Can I pot and bring inside ??
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 16, 2023
Certified ExpertA.Yes, you can dig them up and move them to pots to overwinter them. Here is how:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/lantana/overwintering-lantana-plants.htm
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October 10, 2023Q.Overwintering My Lantana
I don't have an unheated basement, and my garage will definitely reach well below freezing temperatures. Can I still find a way to keep my lantana alive during the winter?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 10, 2023
Certified ExpertA.Yes, you can overwinter them inside your home. Here is how:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/lantana/overwinter-lantana-indoors.htm
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November 20, 2023Q.Unripe Lantana Berry Pods
If the lantana berries are not ripe when picked will they be useful? Can they produce a lantana plant? Or do the berries have to stay on the plant until they ripen before picking to produce a plant?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
November 20, 2023
Certified ExpertA.The berries need to turn dark before picking. Also, the berries are poisonous so take care when handling. Plants that produce berries usually decline in flowering and it's recommended to cut them back to increase bloom.
Lantana hybrids don't come true from seed so if you plant the berries, you likely won't get a plant like the parent. Many of the new hybrids are sterile and don't produce seed.
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/lantana/
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/lantana.html
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November 23, 2023Q.Lantana Seed Collecting
How do I collect and grow Lantana seeds?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
November 23, 2023
Certified ExpertA.This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/lantana/how-to-propagate-lantana.htm
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