FNPS Plant Database

Lantana involucrata

wild lantana, wild sage
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton (Curry Hammock State Park)
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

wild lantana, wild sage

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Lantana involucrata

Family:

Verbenaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

4-6 (10) ft tall by 2-3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

purple

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms and fruits year round.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Cover plant, hedge plant, screen.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagation:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds

Attracts butterflies and other pollinators  including ants and bees (IRC).

Birds eat the fruits.  Occasionally attracts hummingbirds.

Native Habitats:

Coastal dunes. Disturbed areas in tropical hammocks (needs light) and pine rocklands.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Florida Wildflower Foundation. Flower Friday:  buttonsage.  https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-lantana-involucrata/



Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Huegel, Craig.  https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-lantana-involucrata/ https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Lantinvo.



Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Hammer, Roger L.  2015.  Attracting hummingbirds and butterflies in tropical Florida.  University Press of Florida.



Institute for Regional Conservation (IRC).  2021.  Natives for your neighborhood.   https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Lantinvo



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021.  Atlas of Florida Plants  ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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