Lantana 9$ Okinawa, Japan

[Boro Boro]

This is a Lantana I picked up at a Home Depot type store in Okinawa, Japan. Name of the store is Tabata for anyone curious. It was on sale for around 1,200 yen, or about 9$ at the time in 2022. I lost the original photo of it in the flimsy plastic nursery container.
1st Photo: Repotted with a few branches removed. This is one of my first Bonsai so there is a wire on it not really accomplishing anything, but for the most part this is how the Lantana originally looked.

2nd Photo: Backside view right before 1st styling

3rd Photo: 1st styling done around October 2022. Going for a windswept look as it was the easiest concept for my beginner bonsai mind to attempt. Very tropical weather in Okinawa. I abused this plant unfortunately, but it bounced back well.


I've since moved to mainland Japan so I hopefully I can figure out how to keep this thing alive through winter. In Okinawa I could just leave it outside as it rarely dropped below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Wish me Luck.

 

[19Mateo83]

Welcome to the nut house! That’s a nice lantana.

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

This is a Lantana I picked up at a Home Depot type store in Okinawa, Japan. Name of the store is Tabata for anyone curious. It was on sale for around 1,200 yen, or about 9$ at the time in 2022. I lost the original photo of it in the flimsy plastic nursery container.
1st Photo: Repotted with a few branches removed. This is one of my first Bonsai so there is a wire on it not really accomplishing anything, but for the most part this is how the Lantana originally looked.
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2nd Photo: Backside view right before 1st styling
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3rd Photo: 1st styling done around October 2022. Going for a windswept look as it was the easiest concept for my beginner bonsai mind to attempt. Very tropical weather in Okinawa. I abused this plant unfortunately, but it bounced back well.
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I've since moved to mainland Japan so I hopefully I can figure out how to keep this thing alive through winter. In Okinawa I could just leave it outside as it rarely dropped below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Wish me Luck.

Good luck. Looks good. I have two Lantana, fast growers and tough as nails. The flowers on yours are different than mine. (Kind of jealous)

 

[19Mateo83]

Good luck. Looks good. I have two Lantana, fast growers and tough as nails. The flowers on yours are different than mine. (Kind of jealous)

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How cold hardy is your lantana because I have the same type as you do and it made it in ground through last winters 10F cold snap. Do you treat yours like other tropicals in SE Michigan?

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

How cold hardy is your lantana because I have the same type as you do and it made it in ground through last winters 10F cold snap. Do you treat yours like other tropicals in SE Michigan?

Yes. I treat it as a Tropical. I read that Lantana can go down to 28F so I grab it around 36F or so, since it's a shohin size. Interesting that yours survived lower temps in the ground, as I thought they'd die in temps that low.

 

[19Mateo83]

Yes. I treat it as a Tropical. I read that Lantana can go down to 28F so I grab it around 36F or so, since it's a shohin size. Interesting that yours survived lower temps in the ground, as I thought they'd die in temps that low.

Me too.

 

[Carol 83]

How cold hardy is your lantana because I have the same type as you do and it made it in ground through last winters 10F cold snap. Do you treat yours like other tropicals in SE Michigan?

I have one from Zach Smith and some regular old HD ones. I bring mine in with the other trops. It's nice having flowers all winter.

 

[Michael P]

There are several species and many cultivars and hybrids in the nursery trade. They vary widely in cold tolerance. In zone 8 Texas there is one native species and one exotic species that are cold hardy. Some of the cultivars are also cold hardy, 'New Gold' being the most widely planted. So unless you know the correct classification of your lantana, it will be best to treat it like a tropical.