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Lantana variegata Lemon Swirl

Lantana variegata Lemon Swirl is colorful and full of flowers except in the depths of Winter and if your garden stays warm enough Lantana Lemon Swirl could still be blooming through Winter, keeping both hummingbirds and butterflies happy. Lantana Lemon Swirl grows 4-6 feet tall and will ramble out to 8 feet if allowed. I prefer to lightly trim the exterior of Lantana Lemon Swirl as hard cuts are often left bare for some time. Since the yellow flowers are formed with the new foliage at the tips of the branches, shearing removes all of them. If you reach in a bit and trim off the longer outer branches Lantana variegata Lemon Swirl can be kept blooming nearly constantly. Once established Lantana variegata Lemon Swirl has low water needs and is not particular about soil quality, though a soggy section is not a good plan. Lantana variegata Lemon Swirl attracts a number of butterflies including the California Dogface, Orange Sulfur, Cloudless Sulfur, Monarch, Fiery Skipper, Umber Skipper Butterfly, and the Giant Swallowtail. Lantana variegata Lemon Swirl is frost tender, plants will show damage if temperatures dip below freezing and will likely completely melt down at 25°F.

Lantana variegata Lemon Swirl

Yellow flowers and variegated foliage of Lantana variegata Lemon Swirl. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.