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New Gold
Lantana camara 'New Gold'
New Gold blooms from June through October.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing New Gold
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 9–11. Expect it to reach about 1.5 ft tall and 2.5 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (a house reading).
Is New Gold toxic to dogs or cats?
- Listed as toxic to dogs and cats by NC State Extension and Pet Poison Helpline.
- Listed as poisonous to people by NC State Extension.
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 New Gold
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out New Gold 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 New Gold get?
1.5 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult2.5 ftwideSee New Gold 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 New Gold
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space New Gold about 2.5 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add New Gold 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
New Gold's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags were checked against 8 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.
- University of Wisconsin HorticultureUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Extensionheight, spread, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- kansasroots.orgKansas Rootsheight, spread, hardiness zones, water and trait tags
- NC State Extensionsun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- bloomindesigns.comBloomin Designs Nurseryhardiness zones and bloom months and color
- Plant Delights Nurseryhardiness zones and bloom months and color
- ballseed.comBall Seedsun and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical Gardensun and water
- University of Illinois Extensionsun
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about New Gold
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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