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Accession Data

Lantana montevidensis

Common Name: Weeping Lantana

Family: Verbenaceae

Country of Origin: S. Trop. America

Description: [syn Lantana sellowiana]

The slender, weak stems of this trailing species mound up into a dense mass making it a wonderful plant for a ground cover or low hedge. It grows to a height of 18–36 in (45–90 cm) and a spread of 6 ft (1.8 m) or often much more, with small, neat, closely-veined dark green leaves. Throughout the year, but particularly in summer, it bears bright mauve-pink flowerheads, each with a yellow eye. A white-flowered cultivar has recently appeared and can make an attractive combination planted with the pink.

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Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession #: 199200518

Accession Date: 1992-12-31

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1320

Quantity: 3

Source: Unknown

Culture: These plants prefer fertile, well-drained soil and full sun. Plants in containers should be top-dressed annually in spring and watered well when in full growth, less at other times. Tip prune young growth to promote a bushy habit and propagate from cuttings in summer or from seed in spring. They are generally little affected by pests, but check regularly for white fly and spider mite.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Lamiales

Family: Verbenaceae

Tribe: Lantaneae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 12, 2016.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

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Lantana montevidensis
Lantana montevidensis