Lantana camara Bandito™: Wildlife Value
Flowers provide nectar for hummingbirds and butterflies. Berries are edible to birds.
Plant Profile: Lantana camara Bandito™
Names
Bandito™ Lantana
Phonetic Spelling:lan-TAN-a kuh-MAR-uh
Genus:Lantana
Species:camara
Family:Verbenaceae
The Bandito™ Lantana has been specifically engineered to thrive in the sweltering, humid summers of the southern regions, all while showcasing stunning, long-lasting blooms that attract both hummingbirds and butterflies. Its growth habit is compact and mound-like.
It is important to note that all parts of the Lantana plant are toxic if consumed, and handling the plant may lead to skin irritation or allergic reactions.
For further details on Lantana camara, please refer to additional resources.
Lantana camara Bandito™ Feature Summary
Lantana camara Bandito™ Image Gallery
Tags
#hummingbirds
#showy flowers
#heat tolerant
#houseplant
#drought tolerant
#fall flowers
#easy to grow
#toxic
#nectar plant
#cottage garden
#rustic
#fast growing
#poisonous berries
#summer flowers
#Mediterranean
#long bloom time
#rock gardens
#borders
#pollinator plant
#poor soils tolerant
#humidity tolerant
#urban conditions tolerant
#compact habit
#butterfly friendly
#tropical feel
#container plants
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Lantana camara Bandito™ Feature Summary
Attributes
Flowers provide nectar for hummingbirds and butterflies. Berries are edible to birds.
Perennial
Woody
Annual
Stem Cutting
Wildlife Food Source
Attracts Pollinators
Attractive Flowers
Fruit
0.3 in. orange or red fleshy berry-like drupe turns metallic blue or purple-black
Drupe
Red/Burgundy
Purple/Lavender
Black
Orange
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Flowers
Multicolored blooms last from summer into fall.
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Orange
Showy
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Spring
Summer
4-5 petals/rays
Tubular
1-3 inches
Leaves
Rounded medium green leaves are 2-5" long, 1-2" wide with toothed edges.
Broadleaf Evergreen
Green
Simple
Opposite
Ovate
Serrate
3-6 inches
Glossy
1-3 inches
Poisonous to Humans
Vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, labored respiration; the leaves may cause dermatitis.
Triterpenes (lantadene A & B)
Medium
Leaves
Fruits
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Shrub
Annual
Ground Cover
Broadleaf Evergreen
Mounding
Dense
Rapid
Low
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasionally Dry
12 inches-3 feet
Coastal
8b
9a
9b
10a
10b
11a
11b
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Stem
Landscape
Rock Garden
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator Garden
Cottage Garden
Border
Mass Planting
Small groups
Drought
Deer
Heat
Humidity
Urban Conditions
Dry Soil
Poor Soil
Container
Patio
Walkways
Small Space
Slope/Bank
Houseplants
Hanging Baskets
Butterflies
Songbirds
Bees
Moths
Hummingbirds
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Contact Dermatitis
Problem for Children
Lantana camara Bandito™ Image Gallery
Lantana camara Bandito™ Attributes
Lantana camara Bandito™: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Lantana camara Bandito™: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Lantana camara Bandito™: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Lantana camara Bandito™ Fruit
Lantana camara Bandito™: Fruit Description
0.3 in. orange or red fleshy berry-like drupe turns metallic blue or purple-black
Lantana camara Bandito™: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Lantana camara Bandito™: Fruit Color
Black
Orange
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
Lantana camara Bandito™: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Lantana camara Bandito™: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Lantana camara Bandito™: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Lantana camara Bandito™ Flowers
Lantana camara Bandito™: Flower Description
Multicolored blooms last from summer into fall.
Lantana camara Bandito™: Flower Color
Gold/Yellow
Orange
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
Lantana camara Bandito™: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Lantana camara Bandito™: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Lantana camara Bandito™: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Lantana camara Bandito™: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Lantana camara Bandito™: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Lantana camara Bandito™: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Lantana camara Bandito™ Leaves
Lantana camara Bandito™: Leaf Description
Rounded medium green leaves are 2-5" long, 1-2" wide with toothed edges.
Lantana camara Bandito™: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Lantana camara Bandito™: Leaf Color
Green
Lantana camara Bandito™: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Lantana camara Bandito™: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Lantana camara Bandito™: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Lantana camara Bandito™: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Lantana camara Bandito™: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Lantana camara Bandito™: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Lantana camara Bandito™: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Lantana camara Bandito™: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Lantana camara Bandito™ Poisonous to Humans
Lantana camara Bandito™: Poison Symptoms
Vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, labored respiration; the leaves may cause dermatitis.
Lantana camara Bandito™: Poison Toxic Principle
Triterpenes (lantadene A & B)
Lantana camara Bandito™: Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Lantana camara Bandito™: Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Lantana camara Bandito™: Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Lantana camara Bandito™ Whole Plant Traits
Lantana camara Bandito™: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Lantana camara Bandito™: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Lantana camara Bandito™: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Lantana camara Bandito™: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Lantana camara Bandito™: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Lantana camara Bandito™: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Lantana camara Bandito™ Cultural Conditions
Lantana camara Bandito™: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Lantana camara Bandito™: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Lantana camara Bandito™: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Lantana camara Bandito™: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Lantana camara Bandito™: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Lantana camara Bandito™: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
11a
11b
8b
9a
9b
Lantana camara Bandito™: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Lantana camara Bandito™ Stem
Lantana camara Bandito™: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Lantana camara Bandito™ Landscape
Lantana camara Bandito™: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Lantana camara Bandito™: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Lantana camara Bandito™: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Lantana camara Bandito™: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Lantana camara Bandito™: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
Lantana camara Bandito™: Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
