Flowering plant id req'd

satt-guy · Post by **satt-guy** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:58 am

Hi all,
What's the name of the plant in the photo?
This plant makes small flowers highly colourful (red/orange/yellow) and often visited by bees and butterflies.

The leaves and flowers themselves have a very pungent odour.

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:10 pm

Lantana camara

satt-guy · Post by **satt-guy** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:27 pm

thanks"!

Post by **MWP admin** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:23 pm

In my opinion the yellow (and lilac) Lantana is Lantana montevidensis while the common red-orange one with wrinkled leaves is Lanta camara. I can see that the leaves are not very wrinkled in your image.

http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week225.shtml

http://www.pmgardendesign.com.au/low_maint.html

RB · Post by RB » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:29 pm

True, the prostrate Lantana's generally in yellow or violet, are (to my surprise I discovered not very long ago) not camara. But I dont remember what so MWP I assume you are correct!

RB

Post by **MWP admin** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:49 pm

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