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Luscious® Citrus Blend™
Full sun
24 - 36
Lantana camara
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How do you feel about large families? Our motto is “Frost alone can halt our prodigious production of petal-packed poesies.” Where Lantanas really go to town is during hot weather. The hotter it gets, the more flowers we pop out. Especially the Luscious variety. Even my colors are hot.
These brilliant Tabasco red, flaming orange, and fire ball yellow flowers will turn that boring bed or container into a trip to Cancun during Spring Break. Heat and drought tolerant, of course, but also fragrant, annual except in zones 9 – 11, 24 - 36 inches tall. Want to hang out with the birds, bees and butterflies? Plant me, and you may end up turning that spare bedroom into an aviary slash hive slash butterfly house.
"A Real Simple magazine – Top 10 goofproof Plant"
Features
Brilliant tones of red, orange and yellow produce a vibrant display of color; heat and drought tolerant with a light, sweet fragrance
• Attracts Butterflies
• Attracts Hummingbirds
• Best Seller
• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Drought Tolerant *
• Fragrant Foliage
• Heat Tolerant
• Landscape Plant
• Low Maintenance
• Native to the Americas
*Even drought tolerant annual and perennial plants will need water for the first few weeks while they get established. Shrubs and trees will need to be watered for the first year after they are planted. After this, little or no supplemental water will be necessary when planted in the ground. No plant is truly drought tolerant in a container; water is necessary for all plants in containers.
Ornamental Characteristics
Flower Color:
Orange
Foliage Color:
Green
Garden Height:
24 - 36"; Medium
Spacing:
20 - 30"
Habit:
Mounded
Container Plant Style:
Filler - Intermingles well with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination
Plant Needs
Duration:
Annual
Bloom Time:
Planting to Hard Frost
Hardy Temp:
25°F (-4°C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Water Needs:
Normal
Maintenance:
Easy
Uses:
Landscapes and containers
Use in combinations, window boxes and landscapes
Patent Information
Luscious® Citrus Blend™ Lantana camara '2003.301' USPP19,706
Growing Tips
If you are looking for a tough plant it’s hard to beat lantana. Lantana are heat tolerant, use little to no supplemental water in the landscape, will tolerate less than ideal soils and usually don’t need to be deadheaded. If you are looking for a plant that will thrive on neglect, lantana is the champ. Lantana come in many shapes, sizes and habits. Check size and habit information for the specific variety you are choosing to make sure it fits your needs. Lantana can be trimmed back at anytime to shape or to promote increased branching.
In many parts of the US and Canada lantana function as an annual. In reality they are a tender perennial, in warm winter climates they become flowering shrubs.
If you live in an area where Lantana is perennial they are essentially trouble free, they can be pruned at any time of year and usually benefit with a harder shape-up pruning in early spring after last frost date. Midsummer fertilization can help overcome any slow down in growth during the dog days of summer and help bring even more flowers.
According to the Humane Society of America Lantana leaves can be toxic to pets. This means that the plants are generally identified as having the capability for producing a toxic reaction.
Lantana seed set varies considerably. If you see a lot of berries developing you may want to deadhead the plants to help with continuous blooming. If there is low berry set, deadheading shouldn't be necessary for continuous bloom. Some varieties are self-cleaning.
An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.
In many parts of the US and Canada lantana function as an annual. In reality they are a tender perennial, in warm winter climates they become flowering shrubs.
If you live in an area where Lantana is perennial they are essentially trouble free, they can be pruned at any time of year and usually benefit with a harder shape-up pruning in early spring after last frost date. Midsummer fertilization can help overcome any slow down in growth during the dog days of summer and help bring even more flowers.
According to the Humane Society of America Lantana leaves can be toxic to pets. This means that the plants are generally identified as having the capability for producing a toxic reaction.
Lantana seed set varies considerably. If you see a lot of berries developing you may want to deadhead the plants to help with continuous blooming. If there is low berry set, deadheading shouldn't be necessary for continuous bloom. Some varieties are self-cleaning.
An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.
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Other Colors In Luscious® Series
| Year | Award | Trial |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Best Varieties | University of Maine |
| 2007 | Outstanding Performer | Texas A & M - East Texas Bedding Plant Trial |
| 2006 | Excellent Rating | Longwood Gardens |
| 2008 | Top Performer in Ground | Kansas State University |
| 2007 | Top Performer | Smithsonian Institution |
| Unstoppable!! When ti doesn't have enough horizontal space this thing starts climbing!! …Blooming machine - visitirs loved it! | ||
| 2008 | Excellent | Disney Winter Trials |
| 2006 | Gardeners Choice | Smithsonian Institution |
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Early Season | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2008 | Top Performer | Michigan State University |
| 2008 | Most Consumer Appeal | Oregon State University |
| 2008 | Top Performer | Erie Basin Marina |
| 2008 | Best Overall Impression | Oregon State University |
| 2008 | Excellent Rating | Boerner Botanical Garden |
| Another gentle pastel to add to the gardener's palette. | ||
| 2008 | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Summer | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2008 | Top Performer | National Arboretum |
| 2008 | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2009 | Les Exceptionnelles | Jardin Daniel A. Seguin |
| 2008 | Silver Medal | Ohio State University Extension - Springfield |
| Once the heat comes on - hot colors of fiery red & orange, tough long bloomer. | ||
| 2008 | Excellent Rating | Powell Gardens |
| Great bedding plant, excellent flowers and foliage. ...Once it got hot it took off. | ||
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Late Season | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2007 | Bronze Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners |
| 2007 | Top 10 | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2008 | Top Performers - Foliage | University of Delaware |
| 2008 | Top Performers - Flowers | University of Delaware |
| 2009 | Top Performer | Kansas State University |
| 2008 | Top 10 | Delaware Valley College, Henry Schmeider Arboretum |
| 2009 | Outstanding | Disney Winter Trials |
