Lantana Flower Winter

The intensity of the colors can change as the flower matures as well.

Lantana flower winter. Don t plant any lantana after late summer though if you want it to survive the winter in marginal zones. In hardiness zones 9 through 11 lantana requires no special winter care and typically survives all year. Winter care in zones 7 through 11 in usually frost free climates lantana shouldn t require much winter care at all.

This plant produces bright and cherry blossoms during the summer months and warmer climates in the united states allow for the year round flowering of the lantana. The first step toward winter care for lantanas is to cut back on water to about inch 1 5 cm per week and stop fertilizing the plants in late summer. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11.

If its leaves do get nipped by frost leave affected foliage in place over winter to shield the rest of the plant. Facts about the lantana flower. They do best in zones 9 and 10 or in sunset s zones 12 13 and 15 22.

In many areas bringing lantana inside for the winter is the only way of keeping the plant alive in which case they must be grown in pots although it is possible to overwinter garden grown. Lantana winter care for potted plants involves moving them inside before the first frost. Lantana or shrub verbena grow as an evergreen or deciduous shrub.

Repot lantana during dormancy if the plant is healthy and roots appear crowded using clean potting soil and a pot one size larger than the one already in use. You can find many colors of this flower now more than ever. Check pot tags carefully to make sure you re buying the kind of lantana you want.

Perennial lantana plants require a hard pruning to within 6 to 12 inches of the ground in spring to remove old woody growth. From pale colors to the more bold colors. The flowers come in a variety of hues and also goes by the moniker of the spanish flag.