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Lantana camara (Yellow sage)

Other names: Jamaica mountain sage, Big sage, Wild sage, Tickberry, White sage, Shrub verbena, Lantana tiliifolia

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Species
L. camara is a tender, upright, evergreen shrub, sometimes grown as an annual or warm season perennial, with ovate, wrinkled, toothed, dark green leaves and, from late spring into autumn, clusters of salver-shaped, white, pink, or yellow flowers turning orange or red with age. Flowers are followed by glossy, spherical, green fruit ripening black.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
1.8 m 2.4 m 5-10 years
5 ft 7 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

In frost-free conditions, grow outdoors in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed fortnightly. Keep just moist in winter.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Mediterranean, Cottage/Informal, City, Low Maintenance

UK hardiness

H1c

USDA zones

Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Sunset zone

H2, H1, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Cushion or Mound Forming, Compact

Native to

Central America, South America

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Fragrance

Leaves have an unpleasant scent when crushed.

Toxicity

All parts, particularly seeds, are toxic if injested. Contact with foliage may cause skin irritation.

Plant care

Pruning

Group 9

Propagation methods

Softwood cuttings

Propagation

Rarely produces viable seed.

Pests

Glasshouse red spider mite

Glasshouse whitefly

Diseases

Powdery mildew

Prune evergreen shrubs lightly (only if needed)

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Fertilise regularly with liquid feed

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Protect from cold drying winds (in cold areas)

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

Sow seed in containers with heat (spring)

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