Lantana has long been sold as a staple of the annual flower bed and now more interest is being paid to the development of winter-hardy lantanas...from Zone 7b south. We are offering several lantana which, in tests around the country stand up to the industry standard, Lantana 'Miss Huff', while offering an array of new colors. Lantana has many flower colors to choose from including yellow, orange, pink, and bi-color.
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In Zone 7b, it is critical to buy lantana and establish it in the garden before September so it develops a good root mass before cold weather arrives. The other key to success is to plant lantana in areas where the soil remains dry in winter....wet, cold soils spell death for lantana. We also do not cut back the old stems until spring arrives because leaving them intact improves winter hardiness.
Lantanas like hot weather, full sun, are deer-resistant, attract butterflies and hummingbirds, and can tolerate drought once established. That's a lot of positives! When you are ready to buy lantana for your garden, check out our list of lantana for sale below.
Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery has been the choice of serious gardeners and plant collectors looking for the best and rarest perennial plants. We are pleased to have received the Perennial Plant Association Retail Award in 2011, the American Horticulture Society Commercial Award in 2002, and to have been selected as one of the Best Mail Order Plant Sources - Garden Design Magazine 2010. Welcome to our family of plant lovers!
Thanks to Bob Snyder for sharing this deer-resistant hardy lantana he grows in his garden 2 hours west (colder) of PDN. Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' is an old, sterile cultivar that has been passed along in the Southeast for many years. Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' is topped from early summer until fall with flowers that open pink (RHS 73B) and then develop a central pattern of flowers which are cream with a golden eye...a summer delight for hummingbirds. Occasionally there is a slight tinge of orange in the flower...a real show stopper! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This selection of lantana was introduced by Goodness Grows Nursery in Georgia, from...who else?...Miss Huff of nearby Athens. In our trials, this is the hardiest lantana, with well-established clumps surviving short durations of -3 degrees F. The deer-resistant plants emerge from the ground in early May and, within a couple of weeks, are topped with showy orange (RHS 28A), yellow (RHS 17A), and pink flower heads that are produced nonstop until frost. Virtual sterility also prevents unwanted seedlings and promotes more flowering...and more hummingbirds. Established clumps will get quite large (to 10' spread) when happy! For full hardiness, establish well prior to winter. Do not cut old stems in fall or winter when grown in marginal climates. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This way cool sport of Lantana 'Miss Huff' was discovered by PDN customer, NC's Robert Hughes. The fast growing Lantana 'Southern Fried' forms a 3' tall x 6' wide clump in one season, sporting leaves of green with a misty yellow speckling. As the night temperatures cool, the deer-resistant leaves become bright gold with a faint green speckling. All summer the clumps are topped with the typical orange and yellow flowers of its hummingbird-approved parent. We are particularly taken with this splendid new introduction! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
After 6 years of trialing, we are pleased to add another lantana to the list of hardy cultivars. Lantana 'Star Landing' is a deer-resistant seedling selection from Larry Force of Desoto Co., Mississippi. Lantana 'Star Landing' makes a wide spreading clump to 2' tall x 8' wide, topped all summer with bright flower heads of both yellow-orange (RHS 28A) and red-orange (RHS 42A) on the same flower...a hummingbird fiesta. It does not have the pink coloration as seen in Lantana 'Miss Huff'. It has proven to be sterile unless planted in the presence of another cultivar, when the urge to procreate just becomes too overwhelming. As with all hardy lantanas, don't cut the old stalks back until growth resumes in spring. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This Mike Dirr introduction popped up as a spontaneous seedling in the Dirr's temporary residence in Chapel Hill, NC...obviously a cross of Lantana 'New Gold' (Lantana camara x Lantana montevidensis) and Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'. Lantana 'Chapel Hill Yellow' has been an amazing plant in our trials, sailing through our 7 degree F winter in 2009. Be sure to allow enough room, as our 1.5 year-old clump is now 2' (0.33 Dirrs) tall x 14' (2.3 Dirrs) wide. For us, the clump is topped with clusters of bright yellow flowers from early June until frost...a deer-resistant, hummingbird-inviting flowering machine. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
From the work of woody plant guru Mike Dirr comes a new cross involving Lantana camara and L. montevidensis. Lantana 'Sunny Side Up' makes a short 15" tall x 3' wide clump with hundreds of flowers that emerge yellow but quickly change to white, each highlighted by a yellow center. Like Mike, it's truly unique. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
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