Whiteflies and spider mites can affect plants kept over winter. Excess water or fertilizer can reduce flowering, and leaves or unripe berries may irritate skin.
How to care for lantana
Put lantana in the brightest indoor position available for winter and keep its container from staying saturated.
Plant coveredLantana camaraLantana · Seasonal container · outdoors in warmth, protected before frost
Find a bright, steady position
Light and temperature
Lantana needs full sun, and Wisconsin Extension says it can be grown as a houseplant when provided sufficient light. Indoor window or grow-light intensity is not quantified.
Lantana camara is a tender perennial. Wisconsin reports damage at 28°F and recommends frost protection or moving plants indoors for winter. That outdoor threshold is not a complete indoor room target.
Check the mix, drainage and pot
Watering, drainage and repotting
Use a well-drained container medium. Lantana tolerates heat and drought, while excess water can reduce flowering, so avoid keeping the pot saturated.
Lantana is suited to containers in well-drained soil. No species-specific indoor mix or repotting interval is established.
Feed only during active growth
Fertilizer and active growth
For container plants, Wisconsin Extension recommends feeding once a month during the growing season and notes that too much fertilizer can reduce bloom. Product concentration and winter feeding are not established.
Check the visible signs before changing care
Common problems
Use the verdict for this exact plant
Pet safety
Sources
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension: Wisconsin HorticultureOverview of Lantana; landscape uses; cultivation and overwintering
- North Carolina State University Extension Gardener Plant ToolboxDescription; cultural conditions; landscape/container uses; problems
- Royal Horticultural SocietyPlant profile; growing conditions; container context
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlScientific name; toxicity; toxic principles; clinical signs
Pet-safety information for catalog plants uses ASPCA reference data where available. It is reference information, not veterinary advice.