Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Lantana camara

Lantana camara, Parterre, Livorno
It seems that this beautiful plant, which I saw at the Parterre, has several downsides: it is considered an invasive species, it could be toxic to animals, but it is really loved by bees and birds.

External links: Lantana camara - Invasive species (Wikipedia)
See also: Parterre
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14 comments:

  1. LoisNovember 24, 2015 at 2:15 AM

    It might be invasive, but it is beautiful!

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  2. KarlNovember 24, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    Yes, beautiful and toxic...
    Nice macro, VP !

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  3. Stefan JanssonNovember 24, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    Would be fun to shoot a few macro photos of this very colorful flower.

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  4. MerisiNovember 24, 2015 at 12:54 PM

    It has beautiful flowers, that's for sure!
    I remember watching an old Australian movie called "Lantana", I quite liked it.

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  5. DinaNovember 24, 2015 at 2:06 PM

    I wouldn't mind if it invaded here. What a crazy and beautiful flower!

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  6. SharonNovember 24, 2015 at 3:48 PM

    Lantana is everywhere here in Arizona. It's used in landscaping around here quite a bit because it blooms all the time and it can withstand the heat.

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  7. EG CameraGirlNovember 24, 2015 at 7:38 PM

    I think Lantanas are beautiful and luckily for me it's too cold here north of Toronto for them to be invasive.

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  8. LowellNovember 24, 2015 at 8:05 PM

    We have had some yellow plants like this ... and they were also toxic but grew like weeds. I think some think they are weeds. Pretty, though!

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  9. RedPatNovember 24, 2015 at 8:29 PM

    Pretty though! And if the bees like them...

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  10. HalcyonNovember 24, 2015 at 8:42 PM

    I love lantana, I never knew it was invasive! It attracts lots of butterflies. :)

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  11. cieldequimperNovember 24, 2015 at 9:13 PM

    Well, if it's invasive, replace it with another bee and bird friendly plant. We need the bees...

    I agree with you about Vigée-Lebrun's painting!

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  12. MarleenNovember 24, 2015 at 9:56 PM

    I'm not sure I have seen it before. It's very pretty!

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  13. William KendallNovember 24, 2015 at 10:17 PM

    Lovely colours!

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 25, 2015 at 3:08 PM

    I think it is considered invasive here VP but I still have it in my garden because it's pretty, tough, dry weather and heat resistant but you have to let it know who's boss :)

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