Purple Trailing Lantana
Lantana montevidensis
A vibrant, drought-tolerant trailing shrub with year-round purple blooms.
- Plant Type
- Perennials & Annuals
- Width
- 3-5 Ft.
- Height
- 1-2 Ft.
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8 - 10
- Sun requirements
- Full Sun
- Design image count
- 4
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Lantana montevidensis is a versatile, low-growing woody shrub characterized by its trailing or rambling habit, often forming dense mats or thickets. Its small, oval-shaped green leaves are coarsely toothed and emit a strong scent when bruised. This hardy plant thrives in full sun and well-drained, sandy soil, showing remarkable drought and heat tolerance. Ideal as a groundcover, erosion control, or cascading from containers, it produces clusters of lilac to purple flowers year-round.