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(Lantana camara "Dallas Red")
Full Sun - Mostly Sun
Eye catching bright red with orange and yellow 1.5-2.0" rounded cluster flowers that mature to all red providing months of colorful enjoyment from Spring to frost. This perennial is a popular choice for sun, and heat. And its rounded, slightly mounded habit with numerous flowers keeps your beds looking full, and is low maintenance. Additionally, it attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial pollinators which is why many gardeners select it. Great for beds, borders, patio, containers, small gardens, wall side borders, paths, accent, groupings, woody shrub, and massed as a groundcover. Plus, it is often used as a houseplant, and in hanging baskets. See Specifications below. Shop the Dallas Red Lantana for sale. Buy direct from a small family owned South Carolina grower.




| Item |
Description |
| Other Names | Wild Lantana, Spanish Flag. |
| Special Features | Bright red with orange and yellow 1.5-2.0" rounded cluster flowers that mature to all red providing months of colorful enjoyment from Spring to frost. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial pollinators. Low maintenance. Heat, insect, disease, dry soil, humidity, rabbit, and drought resistant (once established). |
| Category | Perennial |
| Hardiness Zones | 8-11 See Hardiness Zone Map below. |
| Growth Rate | Fast. Typically, 6-12" per year once established. |
| Sun | Full Sun - Mostly Sun. Minimum of 6 hours of direct sunlight each day. |
| Height | 2-3Ft. |
| Width | 3-4Ft. |
| Planting-General | Dig hole 2X wide as the root ball and 1X deep as the root ball. Likes moist but well-drained to kind of dry once established. Soil types: clay (amended), loam, silt and sand. Likes acid to slightly Alkaline. Soil Ph range of 5.5 to 6.5, acid to slightly acid. Mulch to prevent soil from drying out or getting too hot. |
| Planting-Spacing | Plant 2.5Ft.-3.0Ft. apart center to center for mass planting. Plant 5.0Ft.+ apart between each plant for more open look, center to center. |
| Watering | Average. Can add Root Stimulation which helps early root development and strengths roots, as well as, reduces plant shock. |
| Fertilizing | Feed with shrub & tree fertilizer in early Spring. Keep roots cool with thick layer of mulch to retain moisture during heat of Summer and colder months of Winter. |
| Pruning | Prune late Winter, or early Spring. Remove any dead or leggy branches to maintain shape. Pinch back tips of steams to promote busier growth and more flowers. |
| Deer | Deer do favor them. If in a high deer area, spray every 3 to 6 months with deer repellent. |
| Flowers |
Bright red with orange and yellow 1.5-2.0" rounded cluster flowers that mature to all red. And blooms from Spring to frost. |

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