Lantana 'Bandolista Chilli' – Patio Lantana (2L Pot)

Lantana 'Bandolista Chilli' is a vigorous, sun loving patio plant carrying rounded clusters of small, brightly coloured flowers.

The multi toned blooms often change colour as they mature, so the plant carries several shades at once, and they keep coming right through the warm season. It grows 30 to 45cm tall with a 40 to 60cm spread in a compact, slightly trailing shape, which makes it a good fit for patio containers, hanging baskets and mixed bedding. Once mature it takes dry spells in its stride.

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. Supplied as a strong, well established 2L pot grown plant raised in peat free compost at our Yorkshire nursery.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Lantana
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 30 to 45cm tall, 40 to 60cm across
• Growth Habit: Compact and bushy to semi trailing
• Perfect For: Patio containers, hanging baskets and sunny borders
• 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