Lantana पंचफूली

🌱 About the plant

Invasive across Indian forests — grow the sterile garden cultivars only, never the wild kind.

Growing it

Highly invasive: plant sterile cultivars in pots, and never in ground near forest.

What it is for

Butterfly nectar in a contained pot; deadhead to stop seeding.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Fortnightly

Season

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Balcony, Terrace / rooftop

Mature size

1–2 m

First harvest

Flowers from month four

Highly invasive: plant sterile cultivars in pots, and never in ground near forest.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Butterfly nectar in a contained pot; deadhead to stop seeding.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India