Little Lucky Orange is a dwarf lantana bred for containers and small garden spaces, reaching just 9-12 inches tall and wide at maturity. Native to Central and South America, Lantana camara has naturalized across warm regions worldwide, but this compact cultivar channels that vigor into a tidy, full plant with showy orange flowers that bloom from May through frost. Hardy in zones 10-11, it thrives in full sun with moderate water and tolerates poor soils and drought with ease, drawing butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden from late spring until the first freeze.
Full Sun
Moderate
10-11
12in H x 12in W
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Moderate
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Orange flowers bloom prolifically from May through frost in a compact 9-12 inch mound that fits containers, small beds, and tight spaces where larger lantanas would overwhelm. The plant shrugs off drought, poor soil, and heat, asking only for full sun and moderate water to reward you with continuous color and pollinator activity. Whiteflies and spider mites are the only pests worth watching for, particularly if you overwinter plants indoors, and the plant has no serious disease problems.
Little Lucky Orange functions as an annual bedding plant in cooler climates and a perennial shrub in zones 10-11. It thrives in containers that can be moved indoors to bright, cool locations (40-49°F) for overwintering, or simply replanted fresh each spring. The plant can be trained as a small standard or topiary form when grown in containers, offering flexibility for gardeners who want a sculptural accent alongside traditional mass plantings.
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Transplant bedding plants outdoors after frost danger has passed in spring. Space plants 9-12 inches apart to accommodate their mature width. Container plants can be trained as standards before moving outdoors.
Container plants can be trained as standards. Regular deadheading of spent flower clusters encourages continuous blooming through the season.
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“Lantana camara originated in Central and South America, where it grew as a tropical shrub. The species has since escaped cultivation worldwide and naturalized across warm climates, from southern Florida and the Gulf Coast to southern California and tropical regions globally. Little Lucky Orange represents modern breeding work to create a compact, container-friendly form of this vigorous species, condensing the character of a plant that can reach 3-6 feet into a diminutive cultivar suited to contemporary small-space gardening.”