Comments on: Indigenous Lantana http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/02/indigenous-lantana/ South African Gardening Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:03:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lorraine http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/02/indigenous-lantana/comment-page-1/#comment-6650 Lorraine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:37:58 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=99#comment-6650 I know I have already sent in a post about Lantana, but would like to re-iterate: the yellow lantana is a hybrid of the highly invasive Lantana camera and another South American lantana. It is absolutely NOT indigenous. The acid test is this: If your yellow lantana has seeds, get rid of it. The seeds revert to Lantana camera and are scattered by birds! The only exotic lantana that is legally allowed in South Africa is a hybrid that does not set seed at all. There are about 7 lantanas indigenous to Africa, all having tiny, mauve flowers in small headss. The one I grow in the Eastern Cape is Lantana rugosa, also known as Bird's brandy, as they can't seem to get enough of the fruits. I know I have already sent in a post about Lantana, but would like to re-iterate: the yellow lantana is a hybrid of the highly invasive Lantana camera and another South American lantana. It is absolutely NOT indigenous. The acid test is this: If your yellow lantana has seeds, get rid of it. The seeds revert to Lantana camera and are scattered by birds! The only exotic lantana that is legally allowed in South Africa is a hybrid that does not set seed at all.

There are about 7 lantanas indigenous to Africa, all having tiny, mauve flowers in small headss. The one I grow in the Eastern Cape is Lantana rugosa, also known as Bird’s brandy, as they can’t seem to get enough of the fruits.

]]> By: Sharkalaka http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/02/indigenous-lantana/comment-page-1/#comment-5636 Sharkalaka Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:08:21 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=99#comment-5636 Please tell me what is the latin name of the indiginous one? Please tell me what is the latin name of the indiginous one?

]]> By: mol-d http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/02/indigenous-lantana/comment-page-1/#comment-317 mol-d Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:39:22 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=99#comment-317 Interesting... See Gill's comments on Sonya's post.. Is this the same thing? http://sprig.co.za/2009/06/confessions-of-a-not-so-constant-gardener/ "Don’t plant any lantanas – the yellow one is a hybrid but apparently reverts to the noxious lantana camara which is the curse of the South Coast (along with chromalena)" Interesting… See Gill’s comments on Sonya’s post.. Is this the same thing?

http://sprig.co.za/2009/06/confessions-of-a-not-so-constant-gardener/

“Don’t plant any lantanas – the yellow one is a hybrid but apparently reverts to the noxious lantana camara which is the curse of the South Coast (along with chromalena)”

]]> By: emme http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/02/indigenous-lantana/comment-page-1/#comment-32 emme Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:43:44 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=99#comment-32 i was not aware of that! i too have always 'known' that lantana was a baddie. glad to hear it's not always so. the yellow is so vivid - beautiful! no surprise the nunu's love it. i was not aware of that! i too have always ‘known’ that lantana was a baddie. glad to hear it’s not always so. the yellow is so vivid – beautiful! no surprise the nunu’s love it.

]]> By: Dagmar http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/02/indigenous-lantana/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Dagmar Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:15:00 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=99#comment-31 Wow until we spoke the other day I didn't know there was such a thing as non-evil lantana. Thanks for opening my eyes (now I can enjoy the flowers without feeling bad). Wow until we spoke the other day I didn’t know there was such a thing as non-evil lantana. Thanks for opening my eyes (now I can enjoy the flowers without feeling bad).

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