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Bandana Cherry
Lantana 'Bandana Cherry'
Bandana Cherry blooms from June through October.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Bandana Cherry
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 9–11. Expect it to reach about 20 in tall and 24 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (a house reading).
Is Bandana Cherry toxic to dogs or cats?
- Listed as toxic to dogs by NC State Extension, Pet Poison Helpline and Royal Horticultural Society.
- Listed as toxic to cats by NC State Extension and Pet Poison Helpline.
- Listed as poisonous to people by NC State Extension and Royal Horticultural Society.
Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.
What was checked
Nine facts were checked against named botanical sources, each recorded beside the sources that carried it: mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, the trait tags, and years to mature size, which rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one and is marked so. Soil, diseases, pests, toxicity and the plant's own names have not yet been read for this plant, and its trait tags are the ones a feature uses rather than every word a page prints. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Bandana Cherry
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Bandana Cherry into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from June to October.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 9, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 9 in February. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Bandana Cherry get?
20 intall5 ft 7 inan adult24 inwideSee Bandana Cherry in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Bandana Cherry
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Bandana Cherry about 24 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Bandana Cherry to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Bandana Cherry's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags were checked against 7 published sources on October 27, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- greenleafnursery.comGreenleaf Nurseryheight, spread, hardiness zones, bloom months and color and trait tags
- Plant Addictsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water and trait tags
- plants.natorp.comNatorp's Nurseryheight, spread, sun, water and bloom months and color
- active.inspection.gc.caCanadian Food Inspection Agencybloom months and color and trait tags
- NC State ExtensionPlant Toolboxsun and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical GardenPlant Findersun
- RHSRoyal Horticultural Societywater
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about Bandana Cherry
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
Toxic to dogs, cats and horses, and seriously toxic to grazing livestock: eating the leaves or berries can cause vomiting and, in livestock, liver failure. per ASPCA and NC State
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