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lantana (lăntā`nə): see verbena verbena, common name for some members of the Verbenaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (often climbing forms) of warmer regions of the world. Well-known wild and cultivated members of the family include species of the shrubby Lantana and of ..... Click the link for more information. . lantanaAny of more than 150 shrubs that make up the genus Lantana in the verbena family, native to the New World and African tropics. They are cultivated for their ornamental foliage, fragrant clusters of flowers, and colourful blue-black fruits. Common lantana (L. camara), a weed in the New World tropics, is much used as a garden plant elsewhere. It grows to 10 ft (3 m) and blooms almost continuously with yellow, orange, pink, or white flower heads. The aromatic leaves are rough and oval. lantana any verbenaceous shrub or herbaceous plant of the tropical American genus Lantana, esp L. camara, having spikes or umbels of yellow or orange flowers. It has been widely introduced and is regarded as a troublesome weed in some places How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I'm not sure when and how far to cut back the plants that have been affected, specifically my lantana and bougainvillea. The group included spotted spurge, tall lettuce, goldenrod, lantana, poinsettia, and a mustard. Maguire Properties--whose founder helped build ti number of downtown's skyscrapers--plans to break ground on the first phase of a 195,000-square-foot project at the Lantana Entertainment Media Campus in Santa Monica. |
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