Lantana camara Chapel Hill Gold

Offer the lantana 'Chapel Hill Gold' a sunny situation all year round. While it can withstand heat and relative droughts in the summer, it needs coolness in winter. However, it is frost sensitive in cold regions where it will need to be stored away during the winter period; a bright cold greenhouse or an unheated veranda would be perfectly suitable. In March, proceed with the spring pruning to reshape and make plant thicker. In cold climates, as soon as the temperatures start to warm up, take the plant out gradually to get it used to the coolness and full sun. In the open ground, provide it with a very well-drained soil, fertile enough to support its flowering. If necessary, lighten your soil by incorporating coarse sand and light potting soil. Lantana camara tolerates the presence of limestone in the soil, but not excessively.

Often formed on a stem, the lantana camara is an ideal ornamental plant for terraces and balconies. During the summer, remove faded flowers as they appear. In October, bring plant inside, or unplant if grown as a greenhouse plant.

Lantana is known for its resistance to summer drought; however, its cultivation in pots requires regular watering to support flowering, more frequent in warm season than in cold season.

Propagation by cuttings of stems, after flowering.