How to feed a Lantana
Lantana camara
Quick answer
Container-grown Lantana camara can receive fertilizer about monthly during active growing and flowering conditions. That outdoor-season cadence should not roll automatically into a low-light indoor winter.
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How to feed a Lantana
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When to fertilize
Feed container-grown Lantana camara once a month during the growing season. This is for a plant growing actively outdoors or on a patio, not for indoor winter care.
Feed during active growing and flowering conditions. A plant moved indoors for winter should not automatically receive the outdoor monthly routine when light and growth have fallen.
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Fertilizer type and dose
Use a regular fertilizer during active growth. No special product is needed. Do not switch to a high-phosphorus, high-potassium or strong fertilizer just to get more flowers.
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When not to fertilize
Too much fertilizer can reduce flowering, so weak growth or few flowers should be checked against light, water and season before increasing feed. Excess water can also reduce bloom.
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Sources4 references
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Plants of the World OnlineAccepted name and taxonomic record
- 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
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