I am relatively new to gardening. In mid summer, one of my lantana plants developed a bunch of green berry pods. I know lantanas get some pods, but it seems like the berries are replacing all the flowers. Should I prune the berries? Is there anything I can do to make the flowers come back?

From my own observations they flower in cycles every few weeks; just let them grow. Shir-El too 15:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Now that I've linked to "Lantana (movie)" here, a disambiguation page might be more appropriate. But I don't know how to do those (at time of writing, this also includes moving "Lantana" to "Lantana (plant)"), so if someone has the time, could they have a go at making a disambiguation page?

Someone42 12:45, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Since the plant has been around much longer than the moive, I think that the plant should be left here at lantana, I'll make a disambig page for alternate uses --nixie 23:09, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I have several Lantana plants that are over ten (10) feet tall in my back yard. I wonder what the record is for height??? These were from old South Alabama plants. I have been growing them this tall and taller for several years in my back yard near the deck.I have never seen any this large or tall.

Suggest you use Google to track it down. Shir-El too 15:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

In India there are areas in the states of Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh where Lantana Plants are being used for making furniture in an effort to make use of this 'invasive weed' the website of one of these organisations http://www.hescoindia.com/lantena.html

[edit] My dog eats lantana...

Last summer, I grew three different colors of Lantana in my flower garden. We could not keep the dogs out of it. They at the flowers and the berries. Are they not poisinous to dogs? Can any one answer this for me??? oakmoon54@yahoo.com

The green berries are poisinous until they ripen and turn blue-black; the plant does have medicinal uses, though I haven't tracked them down yet. Your dogs may need de-worming or a dietary supplement they aren't getting from their food; check with your vet. Shir-El too 15:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Lantana is considered a noxious weed in Australia (thus the movie title, although I won't try to explain that here because I can't) But generally, in Australia, Lantana is "bad". Yes, it grows into HUGE thickets of skin-ripping thorny stuff. I think it's poisonous to cattle too. Once you've got a giant patch of Lantana "down the bottom paddock" then the cute little flowers ain't so cute!

[edit] Poisonous ?

As a kid I used to eat the lantana berries all the time (after they turned black). They are quite insubstantial, but sweet. As far as I know, the native people in India (Adivasi) do not consider this fruit to be poisonous. Can the person who said they are poisonous cross check his source please?

Again: the green berries are poisinous until they ripen and turn blue-black; the plant does have medicinal uses, though I haven't tracked them down yet. Google it! Shir-El too 15:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Pjp wiki 10:04, 12 September 2006 (UTC) i am also agree with that lantana is not poisonous i can say this because i eat this many time in my childhood in Ujjain.

[edit] How poisinous are the berries?

I just had a few berries and I wondered if they were poisinous or not. So I looked it up on here and it says they're "posinous". But does that mean they're stomach churning, throwing-up, or being hospitalized. Or is it none of these and edible. Could someone please answer please.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.157.42.74 (talk) 22:14, 5 January 2007 (UTC).

Again: the green berries are poisinous until they ripen and turn blue-black; the plant does have medicinal uses, though I haven't tracked them down yet. Google it. Shir-El too 15:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What symptons does Lantana cause?

I have eaten some of the berries and would like to know what are the symptons when one eats Lantana berries.

                       Please answer my question as soon as possible.

123456 11:10, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Third time: the green berries are poisinous until they ripen and turn blue-black; the plant does have medicinal uses, though I haven't tracked them down yet. Google it. Shir-El too 15:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

The Lantana plant is destroying plainsland in Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Nature, April 2001)

[edit] dead heading lantana?

Should one dead head lantana? Does removing the berries cause more flowers to come? Thank you!

[edit] my dog eats lantana

my dog, also, eats lantana, but not the berries, she eats the flowers. i figure if it doesn't kill the birds, bees or butterflies then she should be fine.Branchl5 01:31, 29 June 2007 (UTC) branchl5