Lantana Blooming Seasons Could be Perennially and Yearly

Colorful of Lantanacredit to TexasSmartScape

Lantana is a native flower of tropical region in Africa and America, since the flower is an intruder, its might be spread in many areas of the world, including in temperate zones. Lantana has around 150 species that are blooming both perennial and annually, depend on the regions they are growing.

Even though native to warm areas, Lantana tolerates to cold temperature and still live in the light frost. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) considered Lantana could live in the temperature as low as F degree 10 or C degree -12.

In term of hardiness, USDA included Lantana in the region of 8 to 11. Interestingly, if Lantana dead due to low temperature, the flowers seeds will grow back in the spring when temperature warming up. Thus, Lantana is flowering yearly, spring to fall in the temperate zone. However, The flower is blooming perennially in tropical countries.

In the USA, the common names of Lantana are West Indian Lantana, shrub verbenas and lantanas. Quite well known species is Lantana camara, many of them found in America southern likes Texas, Louisiana and Florida, but also in the colder states such as Missouri, North Carolina and even in New York.

Flowers are colorful: orange, white, yellow, red, blue and combination of these colors. Lantana is aromatic flowers, but mildly poisonous. Herbivores tend to avaid to eat Lantanas. It is believed that flower could harmful to children.

So, be careful if you wish to grow colorful Lantana in your own garden!