Lantana on the ground

If we plant lantana on the ground, will it go dormant and comeback again after winter?
This 'Confetti' lantana had been overwintered inside the house twice.
Thanks

What zone are you in? It's supposed to be hardy to 8a and I know you're not there, but if you're in 7 then if it's in a sheltered area and you protect it a bit maybe it will make it. If you want a sure thing though I'd either overwinter it in the house or at least take some cuttings in case it doesn't make it. Even if it would come back though you may want to overwinter it indoors anyway--I've had these die back on me a few times over the winter and they take forever to come back in the spring and never get big and bushy, so if you want it nice and full and blooming earlier in the season indoors is probably your best bet.

I have known 'New Gold' lantana to come back after a low temp. of 6 degrees F. Some cultivars may be more tender. And I'm sure zero is not unknown in TN. You are correct in assuming that a plant in the ground can take temps much lower than one in a container. You can always replace the plant if it freezes. Maybe I should not have said that, but at least here, lantanas are not expensive.

I'm in zone 6. It's became too big now, the pot is now full of roots, and not much room left for soil. If I don't water it twice a day it wilt.

It's Ok DP. Sometime the problem is not about the cost, but the feeling of an attachment to them. Specially after we grow them for quite long.

If you're in zone 6 I think it's pretty risky to try it in the ground. Zone 7 if you get some relatively mild winters I think it would have a chance, but zone 6 is really pushing it. If it's gotten too big and you don't have a bigger pot for it, you could always start some cuttings, that way you can keep it going.

I live in zone 6 and even with a thick layer of mulch, lantana has never made it through the winter. My grandpa used to overwinter lantana ( (and huge lemon trees) by digging a 3 foot trench, laying the plants in, and then burying them. I may try that method this year. Either way, I would take cuttings and root them in soil if you don't want to bring the entire plant in. Lantana is one of the plants that decline with age, I think. When they get too woody, they make fewer and smaller flowers. Cuttings keep this from happening. Your plant is absolutely beautiful! I would try to keep it going too.

Thanks Ecrane & Growgirl,
It did not occur to me before. I will try with cutting. I hope it will work for me like I did my experiment with geranium on last winter. It's had grown too big like this lantana. Instead of having one big untidy and overgrown geranium, now I have many pots of them. All of them are growing faster than the ones I started from seed. I might end up having more lantanas next spring. Thanks again for the idea.

I am northeast of Atl. zone 7b and I have never mulched my lantana. The gold does better for me. We dug up a bunch at my son's school last year because it was overgrown and brought it home. It has done very well with a light coat of mulch.
I noticed my neighbor cuts his back every fall.
Is that tansy in the background of your pic? I don't know where mine came from??? It's been growing nonstop, for the past 2 years. Cold weather doesn't phase it :)

Susan

They are achillea/yarrow. Actually Nashville, TN dont get very cold, at least since i moved here 3 years ago. I think last year we got up to 5 degree and snowed only twice for about 1" thick, stayed on the ground for couple of hours before it's melted.

With a thick layer of mulch you should be able to over-winter it. I would suggest you plant it on the southside of a bldg. for best results. Cover the main stem with at least 4", mulch will pack down over time. Keep an eye on it and add mulch as needed.

Lantana is a member of the mint family, very easy from cuttings for most folks.