Featured Plant:
Name: Lantana camara (Lantana, shrub verbena)
- Family: Verbenaceae
- Plant type: Woody broadleaf evergreen, frequently die-back with winter freezes but usually regenerate.
- Exposure: Full sun
- Branching pattern: Opposite
- Habit: Many forms; from low rambling groundcover to shrub on standard.
- Foliage: Dark green, medium texture, evergreen.
- Flowers: Vibrant orange, pink, red and yellow variations; everblooming throughout summer.
- Fruit: small ovoid berries; not edible
- Similar species: n/a
- Other: This plant has a very clean and refreshing herbal fragrance with almost a citrus flare. It is grown as a perennial in warmer climates, but can also be used as a summer annual in cooler parts of the country. Plant parts can make animals sick, so they should be treated as if they are also toxic to humans. Makes a great butterfly attractant addition to any summer garden.
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