Lantana montevidensis 'Monswee' (Weeping Lantana)

Plant Profile

Lantana montevidensis 'Monswee' (also sold as 'Lavender Swirl') is a trailing, spreading cultivar of Weeping Lantana. It has rough, aromatic, green leaves and produces continuous clusters of small, lavender-pink flowers with yellow throats from spring to frost. The trailing habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets and walls. Hybridized by Sweeney, introduced 1990 (PP07626).

Key Characteristics

• Family: Verbenaceae (ver-be-NAY-see-ee)
• Genus: Lantana (lan-TAN-a)
• Species: montevidensis (mon-tay-vid-EN-sis)
• Cultivar: 'Monswee' (PP07626; aka 'Lavender Swirl')
• Hybridizer: Sweeney
• Introduction: 1990
• Synonym: Lantana sellowiana

Growing Conditions

Full sun, well-drained soil. Heat and drought tolerant. Hardy in USDA zones 8–11; grown as annual elsewhere.

Landscape Uses

Hanging baskets, containers, groundcover in frost-free areas, walls. Attracts butterflies.

Maintenance

Pinch to encourage branching. Deadhead for neatness. Cut back hard in spring in perennial zones.