Amerikinė lantana – Lantana camara

Amerikinė lantana

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameAmerikinė lantana
Latin plant nameLantana camara L.
English plant nameYellow Saga
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 30 to 50
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • orange
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupNo hardy perennials
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, cuttings. 50 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 100 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in box in greenhouses in February. Seeds germinate within 2-3 weeks at 20°C. Semi-woody cuttings are rooted at 20°C temperature. Rooting takes place in 2-3 weeks.