Lantana camara
Light: Full sun for best flowering; light afternoon shade can help in Phoenix’s hottest exposures.
Water: Water deeply, then allow the upper soil to dry. Drought tolerant once established, but flowers best with supplemental summer irrigation. Water containers more frequently.
Soil: Well-drained soil; tolerates sandy, rocky, and alkaline soils. Avoid waterlogged soil.
Mature size: Typically 4–6 feet tall and 3–5 feet wide as a maintained tree form; size varies with cultivar and pruning.
Bloom: Flowers from spring through fall, often into winter in frost-protected locations.
Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen in frost-free conditions; may lose leaves or suffer stem dieback during Zone 9b freezes.
Growth rate: Fast during warm weather.