Landscaping Mistakes with Lantana (Ground Cover Plant) Shirley Bovshow (

Are you guilty of this landscaping mistake? I recently saw a majestic potted palm tree that was underplanted with Lantana that was sheared back so much, all you saw was a bunch of woody stems, no leaves, and one single flower!
Lantana is a beautiful flowering plant that can be used as a spiller or a cascading ground cover in a large container. It attracts pollinators but this lantana was pruned back so much, all the leaves and flowers were missing.
TIP: When planting a cascading plant like Lantana that can easily overgrow the container, do selective pruning of stems when the plant is still young and cut back to a lower node, but don't shear this plant! You will lose all the aesthetics of the plant and compromise it's health.
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[@icac6122]

Have you ever pruned anything? That got a heavy prune because of how overgrown it was. This is what most shrubs and groundcovers look like when they get a much needed overgrown pruning.

[@shirleybovshow4122]

Of course, I've pruned lots of plants! I'm a professional landscape designer! I'm not questioning the pruning technique, but rather the plant selection for this public garden container! A non-woody spiller plant would be a more appropriate plant for a design that needs to look good "most" of the time!

[@EdenMakers]

See my comment above

[@allimimi]

You don’t recognize her? She’s a landscaper and on TV for gardening, etc.

[@EdenMakers]

@@allimimi Thanks for commenting.

[@mainhobi4714]

Lantana also great for bonsai. i have some

[@EdenMakers]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@PokemonMask]

She sounds like a news reporter

[@EdenMakers]

Do I??? Well I’m reporting some bad landscaping news so that makes sense! Thanks for watching!

[@MrMifoxy]

I agree that this plant has not been properly maintained 😢

[@EdenMakers]

It is sad 🥲

[@malloriegastelum9422]

She is lost

[@EdenMakers]

Hi Mallorie! Thank you for watching and commenting! If I am lost, you have to help me find my way😉😊

[@adanactnomew7085]

MOTHER

[@Gaxbiez]

Will the lantana come back? I just recently pruned mine

[@EdenMakers]

Thanks for watching! Lantana is a hardy perennial plant, and if you've pruned it recently, it should have the potential to come back, especially if the pruning was not too severe.

[@noah_loans]

Yes it will grow back and with more flowers. Looks ugly for a breif moment but comes right back. Its how plants work. You grow and trim them however you want👍 Lantana are invasive in many climates. Grows without effort