Lantana camara

Having known Lantana camara only as a potted plant in Switzerland, I was surprised, when one of them suddenly poked out of the barren ground in the middle of our first summer. It seemed to survive the summer heat more or less but only really came into its own and bloomed profusely from September into November before dying from cold in December. It did so faithfully every year but this year I’ve decided to take it out and give it away. I didn’t much care for it and decided that spot could be put to better use.

Lantana camara is toxic to humans and animals and is considered a highly invasive and detrimental plant in some parts of the world – probably not here though where it’s too hot and dry for it to really thrive and set seeds.