Lantana are among the most popular balcony bloomers. Not only do they enchant the balcony with their small umbels of flowers from June to October, they are also relatively robust and easy to care for. Only regular repotting is necessary for the small shrub to thrive.
The larger the pot, the better the Lantana will thrive
When will it be repotted?
There is no fixed interval for the Lantana as with other plants. Repot whenever the roots begin to grow out of the flower pot's drainage hole.
The pot size
Lantana blooms best in a pot that seems almost a little too small. If the planter is too big, the lantana will initially form more roots and leaves, but there will be no abundance of flowers. Therefore, choose a pot that is one or at most two numbers larger than the previous one.
The substrate
Lantana thrive well in conventional balcony or flowering plant soil, to which you can add some sand or cactus soil to loosen it up. Alternatively, topsoil enriched with sand and compost is suitable.
planting
First, some substrate is filled into the new pot. To do this, proceed as follows:
- Drill a water drainage hole in the vessel if there is not already a drain.
- Cover this with an old potsherd.
- Fill in a layer of expanded clay (19.73€) as a drainage layer. This prevents waterlogging, to which the Lantana reacts extremely sensitively.
- Put some substrate on top and press down.
- Carefully remove the plant from the old pot and insert it in the middle.
- Fill all around with soil and press down.
- Water thoroughly.
- Discard any liquid that collects in the coaster after 15 minutes.
tips
In the first few weeks after transplanting, the lantana does not need any additional fertilizer because the potting soil is already enriched with nutrients. Do not start fertilizing until two to three months after transplanting, depending on the growing season.