Lantana montevidensis
Family: Verbenaceae
Common names: POLECAT GERANIUM, SHRUB VERBENA, TRAILING LANTANA, WEEPING LANTANA
Synonym: Lantana montevidensis patio tree
Native to: South America, Tropical America
Sentiment: rigor
Plant
Types: perennial, shrub
Forms: clumping, mounding, open form, pendent, spreading
Leaves evergreen
Max height: 3.3 feet
Max width: 5 feet
Flower
Leaf
green
Horticulture
Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly, hummingbird, specific butterfly species
Plant part consumed by birds: nectar
Plant features: evergreen
Exposure: part shade, sun
Propagates by: seed
flowers in fall
flowers in spring
flowers in summer
flowers in winter
flowers year round
Soil type: well drained
USDA Zone: zone 10 to +30 f
Temp. range: +30 to +40 °F
Water: drought tolerant, dry, regular
Butterflies that feed on this plant
leaf
margin
Lantana is a major nectar plant for butterflies (one of the few that is not a Composite). 194 US butterflies will nectar on them. Most will grow in Zones 8,9,10, or 11; Lantana camara grows in Zones 6,7,8,or 9.
Add this genus with a mixture of Composites and you will have a good start on a butterfly nectar garden.
