Lantana ‘New Gold’

  • Common Name: Lantana ‘New Gold’
  • Botanical Name: Lantana camara
  • Family Name: Verbena family
  • Type: Perennial
  • Zone Hardiness: 8–11
  • Height: 1–2ft
  • Width: 3–5ft
  • Blooms: Clusters of small yellow flowers
  • Bloom Time: May through first frost
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Leaves: Small, rough-textured, green leaves with a distinctive herbal scent
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; needs occasional pruning to maintain shape and remove spent blooms
  • Tolerates: Drought, heat, poor soils, and reflected heat
  • Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
  • Texas Superstar: Yes
  • Texas Native: No, there is a native variety called Texas lantana
  • Invasive: Not considered invasive in Texas; however, it can spread aggressively in some regions.