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    What do you need to do to propagate plants in general?
    Jon Rowland
    Plant Specialist
    Jon Rowland is a Plant Specialist and the Founder of the Green House Center blog. With over eight years of plant and garden experience, he specializes in greenhouse care, lawn and garden maintenance, and home appliance recommendations. Jon aims to share his knowledge so that others can live a more convenient, efficient, and environmentally friendly lifestyle.
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    First, you need all the essential equipment. If you are not someone who takes this as a full-time job, you will only need a pair of clippers, a sharp knife, and a pair of gloves. Those are the fundamental tools. However, it depends on the propagation methods you’re about to use. There are four common ways to do propagation: leaf cuttings, stem cuttings, rhizome propagation, tuber propagation and water propagation.
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    When should I harvest the seeds from my lantana?
    Ninox
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    You can harvest the seeds when the fruits are black. Be careful when doing this, as the fruits are toxic.
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    Can I cut back my plant after a freeze?
    Community Answer
    Wait until the plant starts growing again (assuming it isn't dead entirely), and then cut away all the dead material. Check the base of the stem for new growth, since the roots are the part most likely to have survived.
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    I have a four-year-old lantana that has not bloomed. What do I need to do?
    Ninox
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    Lantana need to be pruned in March and well watered in the summer to bloom.
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    Why is my hanging lantana plant dropping many leaves?
    Ninox
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    Lantana is sensitive to a wide range of pests: aphids, white flies, red spiders, mites... In all cases, you have to use insecticide to get rid of them.
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    When do I move an established bush?
    Ninox
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    Established bushed have the highest chance to survive if they are transplanted during the spring.
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    What month is too late to transplant a lantana from pot to ground in the US midwest?
    Ninox
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    In this precise case, the best period to do that is from August to the end of October.
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    Can Lantana grow as a perennial in Atlanta?
    Community Answer
    Yes! We're on Lake Sinclair. Our lantana, planted in full sun, thrives to the point we must prune a lot each spring. If not pruned, it simply goes wild. Requires minimal maintenance, looks beautiful, spreads wildly.
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