'Easy' plants for Southern gardens
Crawford says if you pick only one annual for your garden, make it annual lantana. Lantana, which comes in a variety of colors such as yellow, white and red, thrives in the hot sun and blooms from April until the first frost. Loaded with flowers, it grows to nearly 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. Crawford cautions against purple-hued lantana, which seemed to do best in cooler temperatures. Plant in the spring. Special
