Lantana Hardy Zone 8

Perennial lantana that come back year after year and annual lantana that only live for one season.

Lantana hardy zone 8. With a wide range of moisture and sunlight requirements growers should narrow down a potential plant list first by zone and then by specific growing climates. Some types of lantana die completely back in winter while others keep a few stems aboveground. Read on to learn about plants that grow well in zone 8. Showy orange and pink flowers cycle during the warm season.

Butterscotch flowers dark green foliage. Vegetables to grow in zone 8. An excellent choice for mass plantings along hillsides and in patio containers. Lantana grows in u s.

The most cold hardy lantana known established clumps have survived temperatures as low as 0 f. It produces an abundance of bicolor pink and yellow flower clusters that butterflies and hummingbirds will flock to. In frost free climates lantana grows all year but in areas with light frost this plant will die back in the. The vigorous spreading habit makes this a good choice as a groundcover or massed as a bedding plant.

Lantana does best in well draining slightly acidic soil. Huff athens rose anne marie chapel hill gold or yellow irene lantana. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 11. Mozelle is a very hardy variety of lantana that will return year after year in gardens as far north as usda zone 7b.

Hardy in usda zones 8a and south. Evergreen in mild winter regions. Plants that are hardy in zone 1 accept the coldest temperatures while plants in the higher zones only survive in warmer areas. Some lantana varieties act as a somewhat tender perennial plant in usda zones 7 8.

Year round in frost free regions. Many gardeners in zone 8 grow vegetables three times a year especially with the aid of cold frames and row covers. Plants hardy for zone 8 love mild winters and long hot summers. Treat as an annual in cold winter regions.

Mounding sprawling habit 1 2 feet tall and 2 4 feet wide. Perennial lantana can grow as tall as 6 feet and as wide as 10 feet if they have the right growing conditions. Sonset mrs. In colder zones lantana is grown as an annual or brought indoors for the winter.

Lantana grows well in usda zones 1 8 with perennial varieties doing well in usda zones 9 11. Lantana is winter hardy to about zone 8 with some varieties such as miss huff being more cold tolerant than others. In your hardiness zone there are lots of lantana that survive the winter and come back the following spring. Plant your lantana is areas of the garden that revive between 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight during the day.

Here s a list of my favorite perennial lantana. David funderburk retired naturalist at fernbank science center passes on that dr. Rick berry the proprietor of goodness grows nursery in lexington introduced miss huff lantana several years ago because it can usually survive cold winters in athens. Cool weather plants.

Lantana is pretty. The plant prefers morning and afternoon sun with shade in the midday heat.