Purple Lantana is a low growing ground cover that is known as the trailing lantana. It has a 3-6 foot spread. It can also grow to be a shrub. The green leaves are It has small purple flowers with yellow centers that bloom year round in clusters.

The Purple Lantana thrives in well drained soil and can be considered for xeriscape gardens. It is easy to grow and can tolerate full sun and is drought tolerant. It can also be planted in areas that receive salt spray and high winds.

The Purple Lantana is unlike Lantana camara which is a species that is much more aggressive and has thorns. Flowers grow in clusters of scarlet, yellow and orange and is considered an invasive species in Hawaii.