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Posted By: Deborah L. Lantana Question - July 12th, 2006 at 02:16 PM
Does anyone know if lantana will come back if you cut it to the ground?
Mine got some weird disease that looked like a hole with a wide white ring around it.
So I cut it to ground level.
I'd be thrilled if it comes back up from the woody stem.
Posted By: Triss Re: Lantana Question - July 12th, 2006 at 02:30 PM
Deborah, My mom used to chop the heck outta hers and it always grew back even prettier. That was when we were in CA, so I would venture to guess yes, yours will survive unless the disease got the entire plant.
Posted By: Deborah L. Re: Lantana Question - July 12th, 2006 at 03:09 PM
Cool, Triss ! That's good news ! Thanks !
Where in CA did you live?
Posted By: Triss Re: Lantana Question - July 12th, 2006 at 03:18 PM
We used to live in Sacramento and North Highlands, which is just outside of Sacramento.
Posted By: Deborah L. Re: Lantana Question - July 12th, 2006 at 03:40 PM
Oh, OK, I'm down in San Diego county.
Posted By: Triss Re: Lantana Question - July 12th, 2006 at 03:50 PM
Yep, I have been to Encinitas once. My hubby has customers down there as well.
Posted By: Deborah L. Re: Lantana Question - July 12th, 2006 at 04:05 PM
Wow, small world ! If you're this way sometime, we should meet for fun ! wavey
Posted By: Triss Re: Lantana Question - July 12th, 2006 at 04:16 PM
That would be great! One of these days I will head on down to CA again.
Posted By: RugbyHukr Re: Lantana Question - July 13th, 2006 at 01:24 PM
I had some that I thought dead. pruned heavily & watered. They came back strong.
Posted By: Deborah L. Re: Lantana Question - July 13th, 2006 at 01:54 PM
Oh good, that's two, and it gives me hope ! I sure would like to see this lantana come back.
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