Lantana in Zone 5a
Lantana camara
Method: Buy as a start — Buy as a nursery start and transplant outside — Lantana is slow or unreliable from seed, so most gardeners skip seed-starting it entirely.
| Start indoors | Not started from seed — buy as a nursery start |
|---|---|
| Direct sow / transplant outside | May 24–May 31 |
| Estimated bloom | ~90 days after transplanting |
Spacing: about 7 square feet per plant (square-foot-gardening spacing).
Good companions
No standout companions recorded yet for Lantana.
Where to buy lantana starts
Lantana is almost always bought as a nursery start rather than seeded — check a local nursery or garden center; we haven't vetted online start/plant suppliers yet.
See it growing
Search YouTube for "growing lantana" videos → (a live search, not a hand-picked video — results vary and aren't vetted by us)
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