Lantana 'Evita' Mixed – Patio Lantana (Set of 3 or 6)

Lantana 'Evita' is a bushy patio lantana, carrying tight domed heads of small flowers right through the warm months.

Each head is packed with tiny tubular flowers that often change colour as they age, so a single plant can carry two or three shades at once. It makes a compact, slightly trailing bush that suits a patio container, a hanging basket or a sunny border, and it wants the warmest, brightest spot you have.

Lantana is not hardy and must be kept frost free over winter in a conservatory or heated greenhouse, so most gardeners treat it as a one season patio plant. All parts are harmful if eaten by people, dogs, rabbits and rodents, the unripe berries worst of all, and the stems can be prickly. Each plant arrives as a robust 1L rootball, in bud or already in flower, so it settles quickly and gives colour straight away.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Lantana
• Growth Habit: Compact and bushy, slightly trailing
• Perfect For: Patio containers, hanging baskets, borders and sunny bedding
• Foliage: Evergreen, though it only keeps its leaves if it is overwintered under cover
• Flowering Time: Late spring to autumn
• Planting Position: Full sun in a warm, sheltered spot, in patio containers or a well drained border, and it copes with dry spells once settled.
• Soil Type: Fertile, well drained soil
• Hardiness: Not hardy. Keep it frost free over winter or treat it as one season colour.
• Maintenance: Light trimming keeps it bushy and flowering. Water while it settles, then only in dry spells.
• Seasonal Interest: Spring, summer and autumn
• Type: Bedding and basket plant