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Plant Profile: Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'

Names

Lantana, Miss Huff Lantana

  • Photo of Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' (Lantana camara 'Miss Huff's)

Phonetic Spelling:lan-TAY-nah kah-MAR-ah

Genus:Lantana

Species:camara

Family:Verbenaceae

'Miss Huff' stands out as the most resilient lantana variety, making it an excellent option for mass plantings along rocky terrains or slopes, and it thrives in patio containers as well. This plant often retains its leaves year-round and produces intermittent blooms during the mild winters typical of southern climates. Its vibrant orange flowers impart a distinctly tropical ambiance. Once established, it requires minimal upkeep, demonstrating remarkable tolerance to both heat and drought, while rapidly filling available space. This makes it a superb choice for cottage gardens, foundation plantings, or shrub borders.

However, it's important to note that the leaves may cause slight skin irritation, and the unripe berries are toxic if ingested. Additionally, it poses a risk to livestock, including cattle, sheep, horses, and goats.

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Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Feature Summary

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Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Feature Summary

Attributes
From cuttings of plant in garden in Athens Georgia
Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Berries are eaten by birds.
Perennial
Annual
Wildlife Food Source
Attracts Pollinators
Attractive Flowers
Fruit
orange or red fleshy berry-like drupe turns metallic blue or purple-black
Red/Burgundy
Black
Blue
Orange
< 1 inch
Flowers
Showy colorful orange and pink tubular flowers with 5 lobes clustered in a spherical umbel appear spring through summer and can flower sporadically almost year-round in mild winters.
Pink
Gold/Yellow
Orange
Fragrant
Showy
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Spring
Summer
4-5 petals/rays
Tubular
Star
< 1 inch
Leaves
Simple, opposite or whorled, serrate margin; have a fragrance when crushed.
Opposite
Whorled
3-6 inches
1-3 inches
Poisonous to Humans
Vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, labored respiration; the leaves may cause dermatitis.
Triterpenes (lantadene A & B)
Leaves
Sap/Juice
Flowers
Fruits
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Shrub
Poisonous
Ground Cover
Mounding
Dense
Clumping
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasionally Dry
Coastal
Piedmont
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Landscape
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator Garden
Cottage Garden
Border
Foundation Planting
Mass Planting
Drought
Deer
Heat
Humidity
Salt
Container
Patio
Walkways
Slope/Bank
Pool/Hardscape
Coastal
Butterflies
Pollinators
Bees
Moths
Hummingbirds
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Contact Dermatitis
Problem for Children

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Attributes

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Country Or Region Of Origin

From cuttings of plant in garden in Athens Georgia

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Wildlife Value

Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Berries are eaten by birds.

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Recommended Propagation Strategy

Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff' Fruit

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Fruit Description

orange or red fleshy berry-like drupe turns metallic blue or purple-black

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Fruit Color

grass
Black
grass
Blue
grass
Orange
grass
Red/Burgundy

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Fruit Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Fruit Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Flowers

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Flower Description

Showy colorful orange and pink tubular flowers with 5 lobes clustered in a spherical umbel appear spring through summer and can flower sporadically almost year-round in mild winters.

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Flower Color

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Gold/Yellow
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Orange
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Pink

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Leaves

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Leaf Description

Simple, opposite or whorled, serrate margin; have a fragrance when crushed.

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Leaf Color

spa
Green

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Leaf Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Leaf Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Poisonous to Humans

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Poison Symptoms

Vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, labored respiration; the leaves may cause dermatitis.

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Poison Toxic Principle

Triterpenes (lantadene A & B)

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Poison Severity

High
Low
Medium

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Causes Contact Dermatitis

No
Yes

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Poison Part

Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Whole Plant Traits

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Maintenance

Low
Medium
High

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Cultural Conditions

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
10a
thermostat
10b
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Stem

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Stem Color

grass
Green

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': Stem Cross Section

Angular
Oval
Round
Square

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' Landscape

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': 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 'Miss Huff': Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff': 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