Light. Full sun to part sun.
Water. Water regularly until it is established. After that it needs no extra watering and handles long dry spells. It does not tolerate wet, soggy ground.
Soil and feeding. Grows in well-drained sandy or limestone soil. It does best with some organic matter but grows well in poor soil.
Size. Usually 2–5 ft, about as wide as tall. Older plants can reach 6–8 ft.
Good to know. A Florida native of hammock edges, pine rocklands and coastal thickets. It takes salty wind but not direct salt spray or salt-water flooding, and stands up well to hurricane winds. It blooms all year; giant swallowtails, gulf fritillaries and bees visit the flowers, and birds eat the fruit. Crushed leaves smell like sage.
Sources: Natives for Your Neighborhood (Institute for Regional Conservation): Lantana involucrata · Florida Native Plant Society Plant Database: Lantana involucrata
