Latena Flower

Lantana flower is a very beautiful flowering plant growing in Nigeria. It radiant colours are breathe taking and it is planted for beautification purposes. Though it grows naturally in some places, it is a genus consisting of more than 150 species of flowering plants in the Verbena family. 

The clusters of flowers borne by the lantana plants, called umbels, are a mix of red, orange, yellow, or blue and white florets. The flowers typically change color as they mature, resulting in a multicolored inflorescence. The flowers mature into toxic berries, which start off as green and turn black as they mature.

The most obvious reasons to plant and enjoy lantana include their beautiful and vibrant colors, and the ease of growing them. They last a long time.

One of my all time favorite reasons for loving lantana is that they are an amazing butterfly magnet! Butterflies cannot seem to resist lantana to the degree that where you see lantana growing on a warm day, you will also see butterflies enjoying their nectar. That is a win win for me!

Diverse Varieties of Lantana Flower:

Dallas Red.

           It grows up to 3 ft tall, and has orange, yellow, and red blooms that turn deep red.

Patriot Marc Cathey

It is a tall, sterile, and white flowering variety. The flower centers are a clear lemon yellow. It attains a height and width of up to 5 ft

Athens Rose

     It forms an upright mound up to 3 ft tall. The flower buds are magenta, opening to deep         rose-pink and yellow

New Gold

It is very similar or the same as Gold Mound. It is a vigorous spreading plant that reaches up to 2 ft tall and 4 ft wide. This is a heavy-blooming cultivar with deep gold, sterile flowers that do not mature into berries.

Samantha

It has a dark green and chartreuse variegated foliage with bright lemon yellow flowers. It is the same as Lemon Swirl. Plants grow 2-3 ft tall and 4 ft wide. It is a sterile cultivar that does not produce berries

Clear White

                                It is low spreading with pure white flower

Radiation

It is a tall upright cultivar growing 4-5 ft tall and wide. Flowers are orange-red.

Silver Mound

It is a spreading cultivar with creamy white flowers that have a gold eye. It does not usually produce berries.

Patriot Honeylove

It spreads up to 2 ft tall and 3 ft wide with pale pink, butter yellow, and ivory flowers.

Miss Huff

It forms an upright mound that's up to 5 - 6 ft tall. Flowers are sterile, and a mix of orange, coral, and gold.

Mozelle

It is similar to Miss Huff in size and hardiness, but the flowers are softer in color, sterile, and vary from pale yellow to peach and soft pink.

Patriot Cowboy

It grows to only 12" tall and 12" wide. The blooms begin as orange buds that open bright yellow, and change to bright orange.

New Red

It is very similar or the same as Dallas Red. The flowers are orange, yellow, and crimson. This cultivar is the reddest lantana available.

Patriot Rainbow

It grows to only 12" tall and 15" wide. This cultivar is the same as Confetti. It is extremely free flowering, and the flowers open chiffon yellow, and then change to orange and fuchsia-pink.

Patriot Red Sunset

It grows 3 ft tall and wide. Flowers are orange, gold, pink, and coral.

Patriot Popcorn

It is a small cultivar that grows only 12" tall and 24" wide. Flowers are white and yellow in color.

Patriot Deen Day Smith

It is a newer variety with pastel-colored, sterile blooms of rose pink and canary yellow apricot. This is a vigorous growing mounding type that attains a height and width of up to 5 ft.

New Red

It is very similar or the same as Dallas Red. The flowers are orange, yellow, and crimson. This cultivar is the reddest lantana available.