Lantana montevidensis

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Plant
ID 20 Lantana montevidensis
Botanic Name Lantana montevidensis
Common Name Trailing Lantana, Weeping Lantana, Wild Verbena
Family Name Verbenaceae
Cultivars 'Lavender Swirl', 'White Lightiing', 'Sun Dancer'
Origin Tropical America, Zone 9-11
Growth Type Shrub
Bark Type Woody
Foliage Type Evergreen Water Use Low
No. of Species 50
Growth Habit Prostrate Growth Rate Fast
Height 0.6 - 1 m (2 - 3 ft) Spread 1 m (3 ft)
Plant Overview
This shrub has woody barbed stems that are upright to prostrate forming a dense rounded habit that tends to spill over embankments. It has grey green leaves and the small mauve flowers appear in clusters during summer followed by black fruit.
Leaf
Type Simple Additional Information
Shape Ovate
The grey green ovate to broad ovate leaves are up to 40 mm (1 5/8 in) long and are rough to touch (scabrous) with an abruptly acuminate apex and a short petiole. The upper surface has prominent depressed veins and the margin is crenulate.
Arrangement Opposite
Margin Crenulate
Colour Grey-green
Size 30 - 40 mm ( 1.2 - 1.6 in )
Flower
Perfume Odorless Additional Information
Shape Salverform
The small salverform flowers are arranged in an auxiliary cluster with the outer flowers a rosy-lilac to mauve and the inner flowers yellow-throated white. They appear abundantly towards the end of the branches throughout the year.
Inflorescence Cluster or Fascicle
Colour Mauve - Purple
Size 3 - 7 mm ( 0.1 - 0.3 in )
Flowering in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit
Type Drupe Additional Information
Colour Black
The small fleshy drupe is up to 8 mm (1/3 in) wide and contains a single seed that is up to 4 mm (1/8 in) long. The seeds are viable and dispersed by birds but the plant is normally reproduced vegetatively.
Edible No
Bird Attractive No
Size 6 - 8 mm ( 0.2 - 0.3 in )
Fruiting in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Environment & Cultivation
Natural Soil Well drained sandy-stony to clay loam, moist-dry, poor to fertile, acidic
Container Pots, tubs, planter boxes, roof gardens
Climate Warm to sub-tropical
Aspect Full sun-semi shade, open position,drought second salt line tolerant, frost tender
Pest & Diseases Fusarium wilt, aphids, caterpillars, mealybugs, root knot nematode
Fertiliser Apply a half strength complete fertiliser during spring, keep moist during the growing period
Pruning Tip prune regulary when young to keep dense, tolerate a hard prune, as a weed remove all plant parts
Cultural Uses Propagation
Trailing Lantana is grown for its flowers and is bushy rounded habit. It is planted in small gardens along borders and is quick filler. It is also used as a spill-over above a retaining wall. This shrub is suitable for coastal and inland regions.
Take soft tip cuttings during spring and placed in a well drained moist media with bottom heat and misting.
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