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RE: Lantana - ecstacy to some, agony to others.

in #lantana7 years ago

Another smart work by @ctrl-alt-nwo sir...
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Lantana camara is a small perennial shrub which can grow to around 2 m tall and form dense thickets in a variety of environments.Due to extensive selective breeding throughout the 17th and 18th Centuries for use as an ornamental plant there are now many different L. camara cultivars.

Lantana camara has small tubular shaped flowers which each have four petals and are arranged in clusters in terminal areas stems. Flowers come in many different colours including red, yellow, white, pink and orange which differ depending on location in inflorescences, age, and maturity.After pollination occurs the colour of the flowers change (typically from yellow to orangish, pinkish, or reddish), this is believed to be a signal to pollinators that the pre-change colour contains a reward as well as being sexually viable, thus increasing pollination efficiency.
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The leaves are broadly ovate, opposite, and simple and have a strong odour when crushed.

Wel done sir....