There has been a strong need for the development of new infertile L. camara cultivars in Florida and found out that a majority of them were fertile. camara plants.Ī research program was initiated in 2004 at UF/IFAS’s Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) to identify and develop infertile L. The assessment was based on the evaluation of escaped and naturalized (resident-type) L. camara should not be recommended for commercial production or landscape use in South, Central, and North Florida ( UF/IFAS Assessment, 2016). camara was evaluated by the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas, and it concluded that L. Lantana camara has been listed as a Category I invasive species in Florida by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) (2015). It has escaped cultivation and has hybridized (as pollen donor) with Lantana depressa Small, a now endangered species native to South Florida ( Hammer, 2004 Sanders, 1987). It is native to the West Indies ( Sanders, 2001) and was introduced to most tropical regions by 1900 ( Howard, 1969). These attributes make lantana highly desirable for use in containers, hanging baskets, and landscapes ( Schoellhorn, 2004).Ī majority of lantana cultivars found in commercial production and landscape use belong to Lantana camara L. They attract butterflies, tolerate harsh environmental conditions, have low maintenance requirements, and are easy to propagate. Lantana plants produce showy flowers all year round in frost-free areas and dieback to the ground in the winter in zones 8b or lower.
A 2003 survey of the Florida nursery industry, which consisted of more than 5000 nurseries, indicated that 19.0% of the responding nurseries produced lantana, and the annual sales value of lantana in Florida was estimated to be more than $40 million ( Wirth et al., 2004).
Lantana ( Lantana L., Verbenaceae) is widely produced and used in the United States, especially in the south.
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