Lantana camara (Yellow sage)

Botanical name

Lantana camara

Other names

Yellow sage, Jamaica mountain sage, Big sage, Wild sage, Tickberry, White sage, Shrub verbena, Lantana tiliifolia

Genus

Lantana Lantana

Species

L. camara - 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.

Foliage

Evergreen

Fragrance

Leaves have an unpleasant scent when crushed.

Habit

Compact, Cushion or Mound Forming

Toxicity

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

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Colour

Flower

White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Red in Summer; Orange, Pink, Yellow, White, Red in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Pests

If grown indoors.

Specific pests

Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly

Specific diseases

Powdery mildew

General care

Pruning

Group 9

Propagation

Rarely produces viable seed.

Propagation methods

Softwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Lantana camara (Yellow sage) will reach a height of 1.8m and a spread of 2.4m after 5-10 years.

Suggested uses

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

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.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Lantana camara (Yellow sage)

Common pest name

grape ground pearl

Scientific pest name

Margarodes vitis

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

5

General biosecurity comments

Main pathway; Vitis spp. plants for planting; already prohibited. However; further consideration of other pathways is required.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/