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LANTANA anything special I should know?
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Posted by connie1946 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 20, 05 at 14:53
I just returned from a local garden center and am so excited because I picked up a big pot of lantana on clearance. That's my style.....clearance :)
I am in NE Wisconsin.
I know it's a full sun plant. And the tag says rich moist soil. I remember growing it a few years ago in very sandy soil and it was happy there.
Anything special I should know about this plant to keep it looking nice? Should I feed it...and with what?
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RE: LANTANA anything special I should know?
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| Sure, feed it up. Let it dance hard before the frost 'cause it's an annual. Are you keeping it in a container? I like 20-20-20 for potted plants where I don't need to worry about a buildup of mineral salts. |
RE: LANTANA anything special I should know?
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HI
It's almost 4 feet wide already...so I am putting it in the ground.
I found some info on the net about them. Didn't realize some have berries (which are poisonous) on them.
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RE: LANTANA anything special I should know?
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Lantanas are annuals here? What a shame, I was thinking about growing some. No wonder I never see them anywhere.
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RE: LANTANA anything special I should know?
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| I bring mine inside and keep it under lights over the winter. I've had the one for three or four years now : ) I've taken a few cuttings from it as well. |
RE: LANTANA anything special I should know?
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WOW...had no idea you could winter this! Where do you live?
What type of lights? Could it survive in a normal home environment in winter...or would it need a cool basement of something like that?
I'm not an experienced gardener especially when it comes to keeping things over winter. Does it continue to bloom in winter..or does it just stay green?
RE cuttings...it's rather a woody stemmed plant...
How do you do the cuttings?
BTW Do you feed Lantana? like: Miracle Grow? I ask because a website cautioned against feeding, saying it might slow down blooming. Thank you
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RE: LANTANA anything special I should know?
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| I've over wintered mine for about 5 years in its hanging container in a regular heated room hanging in a sunny window. Course it loses a lot of leaves all winter and is kind of messy but it takes off again hanging outside with some sun. |
RE: LANTANA anything special I should know?
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That's great...I'm going to try that.
How early do you bring it into the house? I have a streptocarpus that I have been bringing in and out for 3 years now. It too gets pretty ugly during the winter and starts looking like a giant sick spider at times.
But it starts to bloom again around Easter....and is blooming like crazy out on my porch this tonight.
Connie |
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