Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
— Plant Nursery · Texas-Grown
$4.00
Mature Plant Size: 12-18″x3-4′ trailing
Purple Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevidensis) is a low, spreading groundcover form of lantana bearing small clusters of lavender-purple blooms nearly year-round in mild climates, cascading gracefully over walls, slopes, and container edges.
At Flying Rabbit Farm, our Purple Trailing Lantana transplants are grown for vigorous spreading habit and near-continuous bloom suited to Austin slopes, walls, and containers.
128 in stock
Low water needs once established
Drought tolerant; established plants need little supplemental water beyond rainfall
Little to no fertilizer needed
Shear lightly in early spring to remove winter dieback and shape
Deadhead or shear lightly through the season to encourage continuous flowering
Generally pest- and disease-free
Root rot in poorly draining or overwatered soil
A low-water, low-maintenance choice well suited to Austin’s alkaline clay soils once established
Extremely heat and drought tolerant once established; one of the best trailing groundcovers for slopes and retaining walls in Austin
Best planting window; establishes before summer heat
Peak, near-continuous bloom through the hottest months
Second good planting window
Root-hardy in most Austin winters; may lose top growth in a hard freeze but returns from the base
Fall or spring, avoiding the height of summer heat and hard freezes
Ideal soil temperatures: 60-85 F
Full sun
Minimum 6-8 hours daily
2-3 feet apart
Well-draining soil; tolerates poor, rocky, or alkaline soils
pH 6.5-8.5
Water deeply at transplanting
Water regularly for the first growing season to establish roots, then reduce
Lantana is toxic to:
All parts of the plant, especially the green (unripe) berries, contain triterpenoid compounds that can cause liver damage, photosensitivity, vomiting, and lethargy. Keep pets from grazing on foliage or fallen berries.
