Common Name: Miss Huff Hardy Lantana
Latin Name: Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'
Brand: Monrovia
Description:
Known as the most cold-hardy lantana, Miss Huff is a fast-growing, mounding perennial that explodes with clusters of orange and pink blooms throughout the warm season. With an ability to withstand temps as low as 0°F once established, this variety thrives in heat, humidity, and drought—making it a favorite for Southern gardens and tough sites. It’s evergreen in mild winters and a pollinator magnet during the growing season.
Care Tips:
Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish a strong root system. Once established, it is drought-tolerant and low maintenance. Deadhead to encourage reblooming and prune annually in early spring to maintain shape.
Landscape Uses:
Containers, borders, slopes, erosion control, mass plantings, pollinator gardens, coastal sites, street-side plantings
Mature Height: 4–6 ft (larger in mild climates)
Mature Width: 4–6 ft
Sun Exposure: Full sun (6+ hours daily)
Cold Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 7–11
Habit: Mounding, fast-growing
Foliage: Medium green, evergreen in warm zones
Flower: Orange and pink bicolor clusters; fragrant and long blooming from spring to frost
Soil pH: Prefers slightly acidic to neutral (pH 6.0–7.0)
