I have a flowering plant growing in a southern-facing narrow strip between house and driveway. It is a sunny exposure, the plant seems to be doing well, it always seems to have blossoms.
I believe it to be lantana. I never paid much attention to what it was or proper care, and I have somewhat indiscriminately sheared the front face a number of times when it grows out over the drive just whenever it looked overgrown. This exposes the inner stems, which are very woody, the green growth is just at the top and the driveway face.
I would like to do a hard prune to bring the top down and get rid of the excess bare stems and woodiness inside the plant. The couple of resources I have read indicate this should be done in spring, not fall or winter, even in my zone. Cut back to roughly a third of the original height, leave 6 inches to a foot from the ground. It rains here pretty much thru March, although this plant is under an eave, so prune towards the end of the rainy season.
I guess after this long story, does this seem like a plan?
Thank you for your time.
