Plant Lantana!

Lantana is a wonderful choice for your garden, landscape, or pot.  They bloom basically spring up until the freezing temperatures arrive here in Austin.

 Lantana come in a variety of sizes and colors.  There are solids- white, purple, and gold that trail.  If you prefer a shrub form, there is a  wide array of multicolored ones.   The shrub forms range from one foot by one foot to larger 4′ x 4′ shrubs.  So many options!  The nice thing about them other than the nonstop color of their blooms is that they are great attractors for pollinators.

Butterflies and bees love the Lantana.

 Some say, and I don’t think they are wrong, that the butterflies like the flat pads of the blooms.  It makes sense, almost as if using them as landing pads while they get the nectar.   Monarchs, Swallowtail, Skippers I could go on and on.  Butterflies adore these plants.  It’s easy to see why.  

Lantana is drought tolerant once established here in Austin, Texas.  There are several Texas natives as well as adapted native varieties.  All varieties of Lantana prefer full sun though can tolerate some shade.  

Often times they are paired with Texas Sage, Salvias, Cactus, Yuccas, or even succulents.  They are popular in the landscape but they also do well in containers.   You can’t go wrong adding these to your garden, landscape or planter.  They are truly bloom blasters and will liven up any setting.