Has anyone ever tried to overwinter lantana as a houseplant? I'm not fortunate enough to live in an area where it is hardy (or unfortunate enough for areas where it's invasive ;) ) But I would love to get some in a pot and try to keep it going beyond this summer.
Thanks,
Mary Ev.
Overwintering Lantana
Mary, I have successfully overwintered lantana. However, my best successes were when I put them in the basement in the dark and let them go dormant. I watered once a month and brought them out gradually into the light in the spring when it finally got warm.
I barely kept one alive that I put in with the rest of my houseplants.
cool - can't wait to try that one. i've had success with lobelia and geranium. how about petunias or nemesia? how does one decide whether to do that or save seeds?
Thank you so much Darius! I've got three, so I'll try both methods.
lantana is very easy to winter. I purne it back a little and try to give it as much light as I can. I have a lantana topiary tree that I have had for 7 years and it's just gerogeous. It's about 6 feet tall. A show stopper. Fertilize it in the spring. It usually stops blooms in the winter, but in the spring and summer it's a blaze. No bug problems with them.
This is so exciting! I just never even thought about keeping my lantanas and usually wind up replacing them if we have a frost. I'm going to try to do what you said about letting them go dormant Darius. Q: do you cut them back and if so how much? Or just dig them us as is?
Hi Delp, I'm in zone 8 and lantana is hardy here(most of the time) I don't cut it back until way after I'm sure it's gone dormant. Sometime's it doesnt get cut back til early spring.
If it's new young plants you have mulch heavy and water them well if the temps drop below 32. The water acts as insulation for the roots and keeps them from freezing.
Hope this helps
Carol