Common Lantana Cultivars
Common lantana (Lantana camara) is the most widely grown species, with numerous cultivars. Plants tend to be large and mound shaped, although some have spreading habit. Many cultivars are hybrids with trailing lantana (Lantana montevidensis). In addition to cultivars listed, there are many others, and new cultivars frequently appear on the market.
* ‘Athens Rose’ is a new cultivar that appears likely to be hardy throughout South Carolina. It forms an upright mound up to 3 feet tall. The flower buds are magenta, opening to deep rose-pink and yellow.
* ‘Clear White’ is a low spreading cultivar with pure white flowers.
* ‘Miss Huff’ is one of the most reliably perennial lantanas, even in the Upstate. It is a vigorous, tall plant, forming an upright mound up to 5 to 6 feet tall in one season. Flowers are a mix of orange, coral and gold. Sterile.
* ‘Mozelle’ is similar to ‘Miss Huff in size and hardiness, but the flowers are much softer in color, varying from pale yellow to peach and soft pink. Sterile.
* ‘New Gold’ is very similar or the same as ‘Gold Mound’. It is generally reliably hardy on the coast, and frequently overwinters in the Columbia area. ‘New Gold’ is a vigorous spreading plant, reaching 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide. This cultivar is very heavy blooming, with deep gold flowers. It is a sterile cultivar that does not produce berries.
* ‘New Red’ is very similar or the same as ‘Texas Flame’ and ‘Dallas Red’. The flowers are orange, yellow and crimson. This cultivar is the reddest lantana available.
* ‘Patriot Cowboy’ is one of the smallest lantanas available, growing to only 12 inches tall and 12 inches wide. The blooms begin as orange buds that open bright yellow and change to bright orange.
* ‘Patriot Deen Day Smith’ is a newer variety with pastel colors of rose pink, canary yellow apricot. This is a vigorous growing mounding type, that will attain a height and width of up to 5 feet in one season. Sterile.
* ‘Patriot Desert Sunset’ has an upright mounding form, growing 3 feet tall and wide. Flowers are orange, gold, pink and coral.
* ‘Patriot Honeylove’ is a compact spreading cultivar up to 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide with pale pink, butter yellow, and ivory flowers Plants are slightly mounded with gentle weeping habit that is suitable for growing over walls or in hanging baskets.
* ‘Patriot Marc Cathey’ is a tall white flowering variety. The flower centers are clear lemon yellow. This is a vigorous growing mounding type, that will attain a height and width of up to 5 feet in one season. Sterile.
* ‘Patriot Popcorn’ is a small weeping cultivar, growing only 12 inches tall by 24 inches wide. Flowers are mixed white and yellow on a profusely blooming plant.
* ‘Patriot Rainbow’ is one of the smallest lantana available, growing to only 12 inches tall and 15 inches wide. This cultivar is very similar or the same as ‘Confetti’. It is extremely free flowering, even more so than typical lantanas. The flowers open chiffon yellow, then change to orange and fuchsia-pink.
* ‘Radiation’ is a tall upright cultivar growing 4 to 5 feet tall and wide. Flowers are orange-red.
* ‘Samantha’ has dark green and chartreuse variegated foliage with bright lemon yellow flowers. It is very similar or the same as ‘Lemon Swirl’. Plants grow 2 to 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. ‘Samantha’ is a sterile cultivar that does not produce berries.
* ‘Silver Mound’ is a spreading cultivar with creamy white flowers with a gold eye. It is very free flowering and does not usually produce berries.


