You know your love of photography has surpassed your inhibitions when you are willing to crouch down at the edge of the flower beds at the mall, just to get a nice shot, and it isn’t until later that you realize you never once looked to see if anyone noticed (or thought maybe you were a tad strange).
The question now is: What is this flower?
I have no idea, but they’re beautiful! 😀
It looks like “Lantana” to me. 🙂 Blessings!
I have no idea what the name of the flower is, but it sure is beautiful. And, I have two big pots of them on my back patio. The vivid colors make my heart sing!
-Andrea
Indeed it is a Lantana Camara (Spanish Flag, or La Banderilla)
Habit and cultivation:
Flowering – white, cream, yellow, pink, orange, rad. Spring, summer autumn.
Poisonous.
Well established shrub in Spain, the red/yellow combination is known as the spanish flag though there are very many other colour combinations available. It is a very tough shrub, growing in poor ground and needs little care and attention. Some parts of the world they are even classed as noxious weeds. The rounded, spreading branches bear rough, deep green leaves and the flowers are tine and tubular, held in dense domed heads. In warmer areas it can flower almost right through the year. See also: Lantana Montevidensis