Plant Database
Dallas Red Bush Lantana
Lantana camara ‘Dallas Red’
Dallas Red Bush Lantana is a popular, compact shrub valued for its rich, brick-red to deep orange flower clusters that hold their color well without fading to yellow. It has a neat, mounded habit and blooms non-stop from spring to frost. While smaller than some L. camara types, it retains the species' legendary toughness and appeal to butterflies. Caution regarding invasiveness applies.
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Consistent Red-Orange Blooms: Flowers maintain a deep red-orange hue, lacking the strong yellow tones of other varieties.
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Compact, Mounded Form: Grows in a tidy, well-branched mound, typically 3-4 feet tall and wide.
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Continuous Color: An exceptionally long-blooming plant for sunny borders or containers.
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Attracts Butterflies: A reliable nectar source.
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Invasive Risk: As a L. camara cultivar, it poses a potential invasive threat. Prefer sterile hybrids.