Lantana camara 'Dallas Red'

Also Known As

Dallas Red Lantana

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"
W: 24"

planting zones

8b-11

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Lantana camara 'Dallas Red' plant details

Lantana camara 'Dallas Red' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer orange, red and yellow flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, seaside / salt tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Lantana camara 'Dallas Red'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: verbenaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 0 - 24 IN - wide, 0 - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: orange, red and yellow blooms in fall and summer
Uses: container plant, long-blooming, showy

GROWING CONDITIONS for Lantana camara 'Dallas Red'

USDA Zones: 8b - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, heat, seaside / salt and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Large clusters of bicolor flowers, a mixture of golden-yellow, fiery-orange and red - mature to all red. A real favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies. Heat and drought tolerant. Hardy in zone 8 and higher. Shipped in 4" pots. Salt tolerant, deer resistant. Blooming spring thru fall, growing up to 24" tall and wide. Likes sun and well drained soil.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

'Dallas Red' Lantana has long been popular for its profusion of flowers that open a dark orange and fade to a brilliant red. This is certainly one of the best larger growing red flowered Lantana cultivars. An excellent choice for attracting butterflies and other pollinators to your garden. Lantana are only second to Porterweed in our garden for their ability to attract butterflies! Lantana are loaded with flower power and normally flower continuously from late spring to frost. This durable and reliable perennial is moderately drought tolerant, deer resistant, salt tolerant, and is generally pest free. For the best results provide your Lantana with an average to well draining soil with average moisture in an area that gets 6 hours or more of sun per day. They can be cut back to near ground level in winter. Provide a protective mulch in winter where hardiness is questionable.

By: Almost Eden

Gardening facts about Lantana camara 'Dallas Red' plant

How to Grow Lantana camara 'Dallas Red'

Sun Exposure
- sun
Water Needs
- regular - drought tolerant
Soil Needs
- average
- well-drained
Special Situation
- heat tolerant
- seaside / salt tolerant
- verticillium wilt resistant