‘Miss Huff’ Hardy Lantana
Lantana camara ‘Miss Huff”
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7b-11 Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Flowering Perennial Shrub
Height at Maturity: 4-5′ in ground, 2-3′ in containers
Width at Maturity: 8-10′
Spacing: 5-6′ for solid hedges and mass plantings; 14’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Mounding
Growth Rate: Fast to Very Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Pink
Flower Size: 2″ round clusters
Flowering Period: May or June to Frost!
Flower Type: Rounded Cluster
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: Yes
Berry Color: Green
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Very low when established
Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture & Drainage: Well-drained moist to dry
Soil pH: 5.5 – 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance/Care: Low, prune in Spring (Not Fall!)
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbit
Description
If you’re in USDA Zones 7b to 11 and looking for a super cold hardy perennial Lantana that will fill in large spaces and bloom heavy all season attracting flocks of butterflies and hummingbirds look no further – Miss Huff Hardy Lantana is your choice!
Miss Huff is the largest growing Lantana we offer. She grows to about 5 to 6 feet in height with a spread at least twice that much. If you’re looking for a smaller growing version check out Sonset Hardy Lantana, which grows maybe half the size of Miss Huff over time.
The tricolor flower clusters of yellow, pink and orange begin appearing in late spring and continue through the first heavy frost in late fall or early winter. The flowers are irresistible to butterflies and hummingbirds love them too.
Miss Huff Lantana was originally discovered back in the 1980s by our friends at Goodness Grows Nursery near Athens, Georgia. At the time of its discovery, the plant had been growing and returning year after year for over 10 years in Miss Huff’s backyard. We have a specimen growing at our nursery in Zone 8a that has been there now since the early 1990’s. neither the cold, deer or insects or disease have ever touched it!
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing in a large mound 5 to 6 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet wide, Miss Huff Hardy Lantana is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in sunny landscape borders. Can be massed on sunny slopes for erosion control. A must for butterfly and hummingbird gardens as well as the Xeriscape garden (low water needs.) Also a nice choice for growing in large containers that can be situated on decks, patios and other outdoor living spaces.
Suggested Spacing: 5 to 6 feet apart for solid hedges and mass plantings; 14 feet or more for space between plants
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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7b, where this Lantana variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
CAUTION! Avoid pruning hardy Lantana in the fall as doing so almost always ensures death of the plant! Wait until new growth begins to emerge in spring to remove dead stems. A mid-summer shearing is okay.
Hardy Lantana are very easy to grow in most any moist to somewhat dry well-drained soil of average to even poor fertility and full to mostly sun. Constantly soggy soil or standing water is problematic. Some light shade is tolerated but plant will grow more dense and produce the most flowers throughout the long flowering season (June to Frost) in full to mostly sun. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day for best performance.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Lantana plants.
How To Plant & Care For Hardy Lantana Plants
Designing & Planting A Butterfly Garden
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I am very impressed with the service and quality of the plant I received. In fact, I am ordering another one to compliment the one I just planted.
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Thanks.————————————You’re very welcome! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Great plants, great service!
Thanks.————————————You’re very welcome! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The plant arrived healthy, The pot was bigger than the plant itself. That said, it was a nice present for a new neighbor who moved in next door. It is in the ground and growing nicely.——————————————————-Thanks for the awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope your neighbor enjoys it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
This came packaged perfectly. The soil was still damp in the pots. Nothing was dumped out in the boxes. I couldn’t ask for better quality if I had gone and gotten it myself. I’ve already ordered more things that I can’t find here at home. Excellent!———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Our plant, a lantana, arrived in fantastic shape. It was exceptionally well-packaged and remained moist even in our hot dry area. We planted it immediately and it is already growing and showing signs of blossoms – after just 2 weeks. Highly recommend this company.—————————————–Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Ready to plant and growing strong!!!!! You can’t go wrong!!!!!————————————————Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Ordering from Wilson Brothers nursery is easy. I never worry about the plants that I get from them. The quality is fantastic. Shipping is never a concern. The plants are secured in a box with care. The Lantana I received is now flourishing in my front garden.
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-Mike——————————————-You’re very welcome! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
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-Mike——————————————-You’re very welcome! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The plant was a really good size. I’ve been looking for a Hardy lantana. Most places were very small. I can’t wait til it blooms. This was the first time I’ve ordered from Wilson’s brother. I’ll be back for more plants.——————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
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I put an order in on Saturday and my plants arrived by Wednesday. Thank you.
I will not hesitate to order in the future.————————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I put an order in on Saturday and my plants arrived by Wednesday. Thank you.
I will not hesitate to order in the future.————————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Texas has been having some horrible winters, and now extreme heat. I have been replacing damaged plants with very hardy ones. When the Miss Huff arrived, I was skeptical due to it being so very hot and a lot of the leaves had fallen off in the box. I planted them, and water them twice a week. They have bounced back to perfection and full of blooms. So very happy with my choice of buying Huff Lantana. Thank You.—————————————————————So glad they are doing well! We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
This lovely, healthy plant arrived in excellent condition. Once planted it immediately began to grow and bloom. It has already doubled in size. Very pleased with the product and service from Wilson Bros and will definitely order from them in the future.———————————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I received 3 Lantanas packaged very well and in great condition. The Lantanas were not in bloom and planted immediately. One Lantana is starting to bloom two weeks after planting in very good soil and the remaining two are looking healthy in a different area of my landscape. My Dad purchased all his plants from Wilson Brothers due to the great selection, customer service and living around the corner helped too! Throughout the years I’ve tried planting Lantanas purchased at big box stores and had very little to no luck. My Mom suggested I try Wilson Brothers and I’m very happy with the process, purchase, website, customer service and plants received. I look forward to doing more business with you and watching the Lantanas thrive!——————————————-Wow! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The Lantana I recieved from Wilson Bros garden was big in the pot and already had flowers on it and more is coming the blooms , I will buy again thank you.———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The Lantana arrived, packed well and looking healthy. It was given a good soak and planted the next day. Two weeks later it’s growing well and now covered in blooms, with more on the way. Attracting all types of pollinators and humming birds.——————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Ever since visiting Helen, GA and spotting a beautiful large colorful planting display we have tried to figure out what it was. After a lot of searching we discovered it was Lantana only to find that it was an annual. We planted some and recognized the flower as similar but it never got very big and did not last long so not what they used in Helen.. We were amazed years later to find Wilson Brothers had a sale on a hardy Lantana called Miss Huff that gets huge so we bought one to test.. After it arrived via UPS in only one day and in great shape we knew we had other areas where it would look great so we quickly ordered another while still on sale. After it arrived even bigger we wished we had bought more but the sale price was over so we bought another anyway at a slightly higher price. It arrived even twice as big and already in flower so we were delighted. It is amazing how much they can grow their plants in their greenhouses in a short time.. Now we are just waiting for the smaller Sonset hardy Lantana to get back in stock to add a couple or more of those to our landscape in places that Miss Huff won’t fit.
Every time I am looking for a unique or specific plant I start my search at Wilson Brothers and have never been dissappointed.
We just noticed pre construction activity on a nearby lot clearing some trees and need to add some new evergreen trees for additional privacy screening so once again I searched for an answer at Wilson Brothers and found Nellie Stevens Holly on sale in 6 pack gallon size. Problem solved. Thanks to Wilson Brothers I rarely even need to look anywhere else for new plant ideas or specific plants at a reasonable shipped price. I have never received any plant packed better or in better condition.—————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Every time I am looking for a unique or specific plant I start my search at Wilson Brothers and have never been dissappointed.
We just noticed pre construction activity on a nearby lot clearing some trees and need to add some new evergreen trees for additional privacy screening so once again I searched for an answer at Wilson Brothers and found Nellie Stevens Holly on sale in 6 pack gallon size. Problem solved. Thanks to Wilson Brothers I rarely even need to look anywhere else for new plant ideas or specific plants at a reasonable shipped price. I have never received any plant packed better or in better condition.—————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
THE LANTANA (MISS HUFF) THAT I PURCHASED ARRIVED IN GOOD SHAPE.YA’LL PACKAGED THEM VERY WELL!! THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND ARE GROWING LIKE TUMBLE WEED. A SATISFIED CUSTOMER. THANKS.—————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Excellent quality plant. Packed well and arrived with no damage.——————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Arrived quickly and in great condition. Very well packaged. Slightly wilted as it has been very hot, but with a little water Miss Huffy perked right up. Gave it a day or two than in the ground she went. Full sun with well drained soil. She has already grown almost a foot in such a very short time. Will definitely order more items in the future. Thanks Wilson Brother’s.——————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Plant arrived earlier than expected. Very good packing; Good condition; Has been planted now for about a week and is sprouting new leaves and flowers. Thanks!!————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Very impressed with Wilson Brothers. This plant was not in stock earlier this year so I signed up to be notified when available. They let me know in early April and had it delivered within 10 days. It’s now doing well in my side yard. I would not hesitate to order from them again!!———————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
It arrived in very good condition and is doing very good since I planted it. Thanks!——————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Based upon the extensive information provided, I chose two of these Lantana plants to eventually fill one Large area of my backyard. They arrived promptly and were healthy plants. Time will tell. I’m a novice gardener and really appreciate the guidance provided on the website. I recommend Wilson Bros.————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
When I was a little girl, my Aunt, had one of these growing near her front porch. I remember how big it was and how many flowers filled it with color. I was amazed at the tiny circling rows of flowers in variegated colors. I never knew what it was, and when I started gardening, as an adult, I found out that it was Lantana. When I saw this offered by Wilson Bros; I was immediately transported back in time to my Aunt’s house. The plant arrived on time and larger than I expected. It had already flowered because it was full of berries. As usual, I was not disappointed by Wilson Bros. Thank you.—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Plant arrived in great condition and is healthy. I am giving it to my mother in VA where it can live all year.————————————We are so happy you are pleased with your purchase! And we hope your mother enjoys it! Beth | WBG 🙂
Everything I have ordered has arrived in perfect condition. I will be ordering lots more in the fall.——————————————-Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG
So happy I found Wilson Bros Gardens and so very pleased when my plants arrived.
Very obvious your team are dedicated plant growers. The packing was incredible and
they were healthy and so pretty. They are now thriving and growing. I appreciate all the
help and advice from your team. Thank you!———————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂
Very obvious your team are dedicated plant growers. The packing was incredible and
they were healthy and so pretty. They are now thriving and growing. I appreciate all the
help and advice from your team. Thank you!———————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂
I was thrilled to find Mrs Huff’s lantania online. I had been to many stores in Richmond trying to find this particular variety will no luck. They arrived within a few days and were healthy and beautiful. I planted them immediately and they are flourishing. Thank you so your speed in getting them to me. I would definitely order from you again.———————————Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG
Purchased 5 Miss Huff Lantana plants. Excellent service, speedy delivery considering COVD-19 shutdown, quality plants. The plants are growing like wildfire.——————————————Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG
Miss Huff arrived in perfect condition, quickly, and I can’t wait to see it grow and bloom!—————————————Hi Jacy, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Miss Huff Hardy Lantana. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
I was well pleased with how you handled everything. Thank you.————————Hi Weldon, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Miss Huff Hardy Lantana. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Plant came as described healthy and large. Great company.————————-Hi Debra, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Miss Huff Hardy Lantana. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Thanks for the kind words!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
The Miss Huff Lantana is a beautiful plant covered with clusters of flowers ranging from pale Yellow to Pink, Rose, Red, and Lavender. Butterflys and Hummingbirds love them and they bloom throughout the Spring, Summer, and into early Fall. The bush grows rapidly during the season then dies back to the root with the first frost only to return in the Spring and bloom again. We had several when we lived in Atlanta and wanted them when we retired to Tennessee even though they are not hardy in our growning zone (6B) and are not available locally. Thanks to Wilson Bros Gardens, we found that we could order them online, plant them in large pots (think half barrel), enjoy them during the season, then move them indoors during the dormant Winter season. The plants arrived the day after I ordered them in great condition, well packaged, and ready for transplant. They are the center piece of our entry garden and as vibrant as the plantings we enjoyed for years in our old home. Thanks to the helpful folks at Wilson Bros we will enjoy our Lantana for many years to come.———————————————WBG Reply: Hi Craig, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Miss Huff Hardy Lantana. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens



















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