Lantana camara

Tickberry, Large-leaf Lantana, White Sage, Wild Sage, Cherry Pie, Common Lantana, Lantana, Shrub Verbena, Yellow Sage, Black Sage, Largeleaf Lantana, Sage, Scrubby Cup, Scrubby Tree, Statia Sage, Wild Lantana, Kamara Lantana, Wild Sage Bush, Bird's Brandy, Cherry-Pie, Spanish flag, Tick-berrry, West Indian Lantana, curse of India, Cherrypie, Hedgeflower, Ubuhobe besikhiwa, Kerasi, Mangas, Sirieh-rieh, Laʻa Kalakala, Petel-k'in, Lantana camara

Description

An ornamental plant with a compact, globular habit; very hardy, vigorous and easy to care for. Ideal both for use in flowerbeds – including as a traffic island – where it tolerates even the sunniest spots well, and for decorating terraces and balconies in planters or pots. It adapts well to the summer heat, becoming perennial in areas with a Mediterranean climate. Its abundant and fragrant flowering, which attracts butterflies and other beneficial insects, lasts from early spring until mid-summer, with a profusion of flowers in warm, vibrant shades, whether multicoloured or monochrome.