Mid June on the Costa Blanca and the Lantana is in full bloom. This shrub, originally from
Brazil, grows one to two metres tall and has all year round green leaves then a profusion o
red and yellow flowers at this time of year. Lantana is also known as "la bandera", the flag,
on account of it's likeness to the colour of the Spanish national flag (coincidentally many of
which are on display on buildings everywhere as Spain made their first appearance in the
World Cup last Wednesday, and lost unfortunately).
There are also many other colours available.
Lantana can be grown either as an individual bush or as a hedge:
Cut back hard in the spring for a long flowering season.
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