Caring for the lantana

Caring for the lantana. Lantana is a shrub evergreen that has adapted perfectly to the Mediterranean climate. It is also widely used in gardening because it requires little care and fits perfectly in a variety of uses, from vine to plant in window boxes or hanging baskets.

The flowers of the lantana is one of its main features, and thanks to its colorful since spring during all the years - starting out in summer and do not stop or fall - in hot climates are widely used in gardens as decoration public . The red and yellow are known as 'Flag of Spain' by its particular combination of colors.

Verbenaceae Lantana is a very strong and highly resistant to drought, but instead, very weak to frost. Propagation by cuttings grown in February and will ensure that the new plant will have the same color as the original.
When cultivated, the lantana is a plant that does not require specific care important.

It can grow well in a pot , are only to be alert to its substrate is made ​​of equal parts peat and sand. We recommend that you do not water them too much, in fact in winter once a week is enough.

As a curiosity I must say that the lantana plant used in Mexico and Panama as a painkiller if you have stomach pain and other digestive disorders. Also mixed with other herbs to treat menstrual problems and gynecological.