Luscious Royale Red Zone™ Lantana | Proven Winners®

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Features

Characteristics

Plant Needs

Puffs of small red flowers packed into clusters adorn the dark foliage of this plant. When flowers emerge they contain yellow, orange, and red blooms, and then as the flowers mature they turn a solid red.  If you are looking for a true red flower in your garden then you must have Royale Red Zone!

The extreme heat tolerance makes it a winner in any warm summer climate. The plant is certified sterile by the University of Florida so it won't be invasive in warm winter climates. Heat and drought tolerant, of course, but also fragrant, annual except in zones 9 - 11, 12 - 26 inches tall. Want to hang out with the birds, bees, and butterflies? Plant me, and you may end up turning that spare bedroom into an aviary slash hive slash butterfly house.

If you are looking for a tough plant it's hard to beat lantana. Lantana is heat tolerant, use little to no supplemental water in the landscape, will tolerate less than ideal soils, and usually don't need to be deadheaded. If you are looking for a plant that will thrive on neglect, lantana is the champ. 

  • Award Winner
  • Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
  • Long Blooming
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Deadheading Not Necessary
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

 

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Characteristics

Plant Type:

Annual

Height Category:

Medium

Garden Height:

12 - 26 Inches

Spacing:

12 - 24 Inches

Spread:

12 - 24 Inches

Foliage Colors:

Green

Flower Colors:

Orange, Red, Yellow

Flower Shade:

Red

Foliage Shade:

Dark green

Habit:

Mounded

Container Role:

Filler

Tolerant to:

Drought, Heat

Attracts:

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Resists:

Deer

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:

Full Sun, Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Bloom Time:

Continuous Bloom, Long Blooming, Planting To Hard Frost, Rebloomer

Hardiness Zones:

10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 9a, 9b

Water Category:

Average

Uses:

Border Plant, Container, Landscape, Mass Planting

Light Requirement:

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Uses Notes: 

Use in combinations, window boxes, and landscapes.

Maintenance Notes:

If you are looking for a tough plant it's hard to beat lantana. Lantana are heat tolerant, use little to no supplemental water in the landscape, will tolerate less than ideal soils and usually don't need to be deadheaded. If you are looking for a plant that will thrive on neglect, lantana is the champ. Lantana come in many shapes, sizes and habits. Check size and habit information for the specific variety you are choosing to make sure it fits your needs. Lantana can be trimmed back at anytime to shape or to promote increased branching.In many parts of the US and Canada lantana function as an annual. In reality they are a tender perennial, in warm winter climates they become flowering shrubs.

If you live in an area where Lantana is perennial they are essentially trouble free, they can be pruned at any time of year and usually benefit with a harder shape-up pruning in early spring after last frost date. Midsummer fertilization can help overcome any slow down in growth during the dog days of summer and help bring even more flowers.

According to the Humane Society of America Lantana leaves can be toxic to pets. This means that the plants are generally identified as having the capability for producing a toxic reaction.

Lantana seed set varies considerably. If you see a lot of berries developing you may want to deadhead the plants to help with continuous blooming. If there is low berry set, deadheading shouldn't be necessary for continuous bloom. Some varieties are self-cleaning.An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.

Luscious® Royale Red Zone™ Lantana camara 'UF-1013-1' USPP 33,116, Can PBRAF

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