It’s summer and many people are looking for drought-tolerant, low-maintenance plants that are colorful and versatile. The lantana plant might just the thing. The lantana is a heat-loving, ...

This was my lantana last summer — now it’s black. I was told it was a perennial! The deer didn’t touch it. Yay! It bloomed like crazy into fall. Should I have protected it somehow? Lantana is ...

This Gardening News column is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. Well, is Lantana camara or ...

Lantana plants are a great way to bring gorgeous pops of color to your yard, from bright yellow to red, as well as attract pretty hummingbirds and butterflies. These perennials are tolerant to heat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you want to overwinter lantanas like this one, you need to pay attention to several factors. Photo: Getty Images/Grace Cary The ...

If only more plants grew as easily as trailing lantana, the world would have more happy gardeners. For months the extra-tough perennial has provided a carpet of lavender blooms in our garden, the ...

I was thinking of planting some lantana, but read somewhere that they are invasive. Is that true? Many species, including the common Lantana camara, are highly invasive, so care should be taken when ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The lantana ...

A: If you are willing to make a little trip you can visit the nursery where the first perennial lantana was introduced. Rick Berry and Marc Richardson, founders of Goodness Grows Nursery in Lexington, ...

Q: What’s a good substitute for my often-buggy 'New Gold’ lantana? It’s near Mexican firebush and 'Goldsturm’ rudbeckia. — K.B., Houston A: One option is long-flowering perennial bulbine, available in ...