Scientific Name:	Lantana camara
Pronunciation:	lan-TAY-nuh kuh-MAR-uh
Common Name:	lantana
Family Name:	Verbenaceae
Plant Type:	Annual, Broadleaf evergreen, Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves are very rough, sandpapery, have a strong grapefruit scent when crushed; Flower is 7cm, multi-coloured umbel looks like a pile of chiclets or very large cake sprinkles.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, HORT 2355, Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Open, Twiggy, Upright Form: Oval - vertical, Round Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Central America, South America Hardiness Rating: Zone 9: (-7 to -1 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract butterflies, Container planting, Hanging basket, Indoor plant, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Summer interest Additional Info: Google Images.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Heavily veined Surfaces: Distinctive smell, Rugose Colour in Summer: Green Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate Margins: Dentate

Inflorescence Type: Umbel Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Salverform Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Showy, White, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Red, Dark-red Flower Scent: Fragrant, Spicy Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Fruit Type: Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Not showy

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green, Brown     Organ Modifications: Fibrous-like roots, Prickles

Propagation:	Seed, Softwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium
Pest Susceptibility:	Fungal leaf spot, Mites, Nematodes, Rust, Virus, Whitefly or psyllids

Location(s): (BED) BEDding, container, or basket Location Map

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