Lantana camara nana 'Yellow' (Small Yellow Lantana)
Lantana camara is a low, erect, vigorous shrub with spiny branches which can grow to 1 meter in height. Leaves are ovate dark green with a pungent smell. The flowers are small, grouped in a showy heads in color yellow. Flower throughout the year. Fruits are fleshy drupes, black purple. Seeds very easily and germinates anywhere, everywhere. The plant is very invasive if it is not kept within boundaries. The plant is poisonous mainly the unripe fruit. Used as a background planting or low hedges. Tolerates shade but does best on full sun. It has drought and salt tolerances.
- Landscape Information
- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: Petite Lantana BlancJaune
Arabic Name: لانتانا صغيرة صفراء
Pronunciation: lan-TAN-a kuh-MAR-uh NA-na
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Plant type: Shrub
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Origin: West Indies, Tropical America
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Heat Zones: 4 to 16
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 12
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Uses: Hedge, Border Plant, Mass Planting, Pollution Tolerant / Urban, Ground cover
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Fast
Tree Shape: Spreading
Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical
Canopy Density: Dense
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m
Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter
Time to Ultimate Height: 2 to 5 Years
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Alternate
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm
Leaf Shape: Obovate
Leaf Margins: Serrate
Leaf Texture: Rough
Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Spicy)
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 7 - 10
Flower Type: Solitary
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Yellow
Seasons: Year Round
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Trunk
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked
Trunk esthetic Values: Spines
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Berry
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Blue
Seasons: Year Round
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Tolerance
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Good
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate, Low
Light Requirements: Full
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Management
Toxicity: No
Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes
Life Span: Less than 25
Edible Parts: None
Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting