Lantana 'Skittles'
Lantana Skittles
Lantana is a small, evergreen perennial shrub which can grow to around 2m tall and form dense thickets in a variety of environments. Flowers come in many different colours including red, yellow, white, pink and orange. They are frost tender. 'Skittles' is a trailing, low growing woody shrub with soft grey green leaves with white varigation. Flowers are orange red yellow in a circular cluster.
Contributed by @treefrog44
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Lantana Skittles
Latin name
Lantana 'Skittles'
type
Perennial
family
Verbenaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.50 M
Lantana 'Skittles'
Lantana is a small, evergreen perennial shrub which can grow to around 2m tall and form dense thickets in a variety of environments. Flowers come in many different colours including red, yellow, white, pink and orange. They are frost tender. 'Skittles' is a trailing, low growing woody shrub with soft grey green leaves with white varigation. Flowers are orange red yellow in a circular cluster.
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Mid Autumn
Tubular flowers are produced from late spring to mid-autumn with a range of colors dependent upon the variety
Planting young plants
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Plants for bedding should be hardened off in late spring and planted out in early summer.
Propogation
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
Sow seeds during late winter at a temperature of 16C. Pot on the following spring into final pots
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