Propagating Lantana: Cuttings, Not Division

A gardener asks if lantana can be divided like hosta.

No Division—Use Cuttings

Lantana is a woody shrub, not a clumping perennial. It does not divide. Propagate by stem cuttings:

1. Take 6-inch cuttings of semi-hardwood (green to brown transition) in spring/summer.
2. Strip leaves except top 3.
3. Cut just below a node. Dip in rooting hormone.
4. Stick in moist soilless mix (perlite/peat).
5. Keep warm (70-75°F), humid (plastic bag/dome), bright indirect light.
6. Roots in 3-4 weeks. Check by gentle tug.
7. Pot up, harden off, plant out.

Note

In zones 8 and colder, lantana is grown as an annual or overwintered indoors. Cuttings taken in late summer can provide next year's plants.