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Eliza Waters 
Oh my goodness. Such colors -very beautiful and vibrant
Thank you, Luda!
So pretty!
Thank you, Sheree!
The Lantana is so colorful. Is that a hanging basket? Is Lantana an annual for you? Ours will escape yards and grow “wild” on the edge of wooded areas.
Thank you. Yes, it is a hanger, and the lantana perishes below 40, so we use it only as an annual.
Beautiful images & flowers Eliza! Enjoyed seeing them!
Many thanks, Reed!
Gorgeous images and flowers Eliza, I especially love the lantana 💕
Thank you, Xenia. I planted these only about a month ago – they are doing so well!
You do have a beautiful garden…very nice pics (Suzanne)
Thank you, Suzanne!
Candy! Lantana also always reminded me of Fruit Loops!
Yes, so apt! 🙂 I’m really loving this basket, a thrill every time I see it!
Wow – I’ve never seen a Lantana before. Beautiful!!
Thank you, Betty!
Lantana packs such a punch. Love it!
Thank you, Sandy!
My pleasure, Eliza.
Beautiful colours! And so sharp and clear!
Thank you!
Nice of the Skipper to land & stand still for your photos. Lantanas are among my favorites…the names: Luscious Pink berry, etc. We are so fortunate to have flowers.
Yes, indeed. They are quite active in the early morning on our back deck, soaking up the sun and sipping nectar. Kind of like me, sitting there sipping my tea. 😉
Spectacular!
Thank you, Laurie!
These are richly coloured pictures – very pleasing to have such beauty on hand.
Thank you, Anne. I’m quite pleased with how this hanger turned out.
I love the shot with the skipper. I’ve seen relatively few of them this year but the number of larger butterflies has been increasing of late so I’m hoping to see more. I’m a bad butterfly gardener this year being so late in sowing my zinnia seeds.
Sometimes, try as we might & with the best intentions, we don’t get everything done. Hopefully there’s next year to try, again. 😁
Thank you, Kris. It was so cool this spring that I didn’t get my zinnias sown until the beginning of June. They are growing nicely, but blooms are a few weeks away. The most important thing I focus on is having plenty of blooms for Monarchs as they prepare for their journey to Mexico in Sept. They really love them, along with the Painted Ladies, who don’t migrate quite so far.
Very nice!
Thank you!
Your lantanas are beautiful!
Thank you, Pete!
I love lantanas and that colour is so pretty, even more so with the skipper. 😉
Thanks, Cathy! 🙂
Nice combination. I love a little Lantana and am hoping the Licorice plant makes it through the summer here.
Thank you, Amy. I imagine that wooly-leaved plants don’t like humidity.
Although there are about 7 species of (smaller) lantana that are native to South Africa, the highly invasive and robust Lantana camara is better known and dreaded here where it has become widespread. I think there is a hybrid species of lantana that may be sold at nurseries as it is not fertile. Are there also problematic lantana species in your region?
No, our winters kill most tender semi-tropical plants. Most of our invasives are from Eur-Asia, which are cold-hardy– Knotweed, Multiflora Rose and Bittersweet, to name just a few.
Oh interesting, thanks.
No words needed, such pretty colours 🙂
Thank you, Karina!
Very nice and colourful.
Thank you, Jill.
LOVE Lantana. Fabulous pictures!
Thank you, MB!
They are all stunning, Eliza!
Thank you, Pete!
The skipper couldn’t have picked a better spot to land. Wonderful photos!
Thank you, Belinda. Skippers love to warm up in the sun on our railings in the early mornings. They are surprisingly territorial, chasing even the hummingbirds!
Fantastic visit to your vibrant garden, Eliza. All the leaves and flowers look so healthy and well cared-for. Colors so complementary. Enjoyed the skipper too.
Thank you, Jet!
So beautiful, Eliza. The colors are wonderful. ❤
Thank you, Robin. One of my better creations. 🙂
Some lovely shots there, Eliza. I think Lantana flowers are a lovely flower with all their colours and variations. I believe they’re poisonous though?
Thank you, Vicki. There certainly are many beautiful hybrids. They are poisonous, but I deadhead so hopefully no one will be tempted by the berries.
These are so pretty. I love lantanas. 😊💙
Thank you, Irene!
Gorgeous captures and colors, Eliza ❤
Thank you, Donna!
Eliza, my comment didn’t land where it was supposed to. ☺️ Just to repeat, I’ve never seen a Lantana before. Very beautiful!
That’s okay, I still got it. It is surprising that Lantana is new for you… I guess I am spoiled by the nursery where I get my annuals. They have an outstanding selection. Last year I bought a lemon yellow and white one. They flower abundantly!
I’ll have to see if they have them around here. Afraid I’ve been in a rut, not to have seen them before!
🙂 Glad you saw the post, so you can go explore the possibilities!
Me too, thank you! 😊
De nada.
Very pretty!
nice pretty bushes
I love two-tone flowers
Colorful, lovely, and a stopping place for pollinators – it doesn’t get much better, Eliza. 🙂 My butterfly weed is blooming, but no butterflies. 😦
Thank you, Judy! It’s still early for monarchs… hopefully, some will be arriving soon at your patch. 🙂
Love the colors of the lantana and the beautiful photo of the skipper enjoying them!
Thank you, Susan!
A butterfly, fluttering by. 🙂
🙂 It certainly was!
That’s quite a competition for loveliness…a skipper and a beautiful lantana.
Thank you, Steve. They are daily visitors, cute little buddies. 🙂
Gorgeous photos, Eliza. I love the pink and yellow combination.
~Lauren
Thanks much– I’m really enjoying this planter, as are the pollinators! 🙂
Amazingly beautiful, the light, the colors. I thought Lantana was a south flower. Thanks for letting me know.
Thank you, Maria. Lantana is a popular annual here. The steamier the summer, the better!
Gorgeous! 💜
Thank you, Lisa!
Lovely calming photos 🙂
Thank you, Adele!
Wow – so beautiful!
Thank you, Fi!
So lovely Eliza 💛
Thank you, Val! Hope this finds you well ❤
I am well … and enjoying what is easily within a safe reach. My garden is my sanctuary. Beyond, is such a wonderful connection to nature. I feel nourished.
I hope you are also thriving Eliza 💕
Yes, thank you, I am thriving also in my sweet sanctuary. I spend as much time outdoors as I can! 🙂
Many people grow this kind of lantana in Austin. We also have our native species that has flowers of yellow and orange:
https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/swallowtail-butterfly-on-texas-lantana/
Thanks, Steve, it’s a pretty one.
So beautiful. We have these flowers in Sri Lanka too. Than you for sharing them with us 🙂
Thank you very much! I bet they grow luxuriously there. 🙂
Splendid! I see why that butterfly made a rest stop. 🙂
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Lovely photos!
Thank you!