What are the other names for Lantana camara? A complete guide for you

Other names for Lantana camara

Shandadan, ruyi grass, wucai flower, wuleidan, five-colored hydrangea, bianse grass, dahong hydrangea

Growth habits of Lantana camara

It likes light and a warm, humid climate. It has strong adaptability and tolerates drought and poor soil, but is not cold-tolerant, and grows better in loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam. The flowering period is from June to October. It likes warm, humid, sunny places. It tolerates drought, is slightly shade-tolerant, and is not cold-tolerant. In the south it is basically cultivated in the open ground, while in the north it can be grown as a potted plant for display and ornament. It is not strict about soil quality, and grows best in fertile, loose sandy soil.

This species is a tropical plant. It likes high temperature and high humidity, also tolerates dry heat, and has poor cold resistance. Keep the temperature above 10°C and the leaves will not fall off. It avoids ice and snow, has strong adaptability to soil, tolerates drought and waterlogging, and is not strict about fertility.

Morphological characteristics of Lantana camara

Lantana camara is an evergreen shrub, 1-2 m tall, sometimes with branches growing in a vine-like manner. The stems and branches are square, with short pubescence, usually with short hooked thorns. The leaves are simple and opposite, ovate or ovate-oblong, with acuminate apex and rounded base, rough and hairy on both sides, and with a strong odor when crushed. The capitulum is axillary on the upper part of the branch tips, with more than 20 flowers per inflorescence. The corolla tube is slender, with the apex mostly five-lobed, shaped like a plum blossom. The corolla color is variable: yellow, orange-yellow, pink, and deep red. The flowering period is relatively long. When planted in the open ground in the south, it flowers almost all year round; when potted in Beijing, the flower quantity is greatest in July-August. The fruit is a round berry, purple-black when ripe. There are 150 species in the same genus, 2 species introduced and cultivated in China, and multiple horticultural varieties. The trailing lantana is semi-vine-like, with rose-red flowers tinged with blue-purple. White lantana flowers are mainly white. Yellow lantana flowers are mainly yellow. 

Main values of Lantana camara

Ornamental: Lantana camara has beautiful flower colors and a long viewing period for flowers. With green trees and abundant blossoms, it is vivid all year round and has strong resistance to dust and pollution. In South China, it can be planted in parks and courtyards as flower hedges and flower clumps, and can also form green covering vegetation along both sides of roads and in open fields. Potted plants can be placed at doors, in halls, and in living rooms for viewing, and can also be used to form flower beds.

Medicinal: For collection and processing, the root or the whole plant is used as medicine. It can be collected all year round, sun-dried or used fresh. Properties and flavors: root: bland, cool. Branches and leaves: bitter, cool, with a foul odor. Slightly toxic. Flowers: sweet, bland, cool. Effects. Root: clears heat and detoxifies, disperses nodules and relieves pain. Branches and leaves: dispels wind and relieves itching, detoxifies and reduces swelling.

Flower language of Lantana camara

Cheerful, lively