Beautiful flowers
! ~ at first sight thought them to be
artificial ones and ones with no fragrance.
Lantana
is a genus of about 150 species of
perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native
to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced
species in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region, South
and Northeastern part of India. The genus includes both herbaceous plants and
shrubs. The generic name originated in Late Latin, where it refers to the
unrelated Viburnum lantana.
Lantana's aromatic
flower clusters (called umbels) are a mix of red, orange, yellow, or blue and
white florets. Other colors exist as new varieties are being selected. The
flowers typically change color as they mature, resulting in inflorescences that
are two- or three-colored. "Wild lantanas" are plants of the
unrelated genus Abronia, usually called "sand-verbenas".
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