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Shahenaz Fouad
{K:453} 5/22/2004
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Thanks Ozjan for this info. I've been seeing this plant/flower in Egypt all my life and never thought to know that name.
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Ozjan Yeshar
{K:15239} 5/22/2004
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A lovely shot and it is called "Lantana camara" is native to Tropical America. Lantana is a vigorous shrub that often reaches 6 to 8 feet in the greenhouse. It will grow outside in zone 7 but should be treated as an annual.
Blooming Time: They will bloom all year long in the greenhouse. Outside they will bloom from spring to the first frost. Flower heads are 2 inches across, starting out yellow, then turning salmon in color. They are great plants to attract butterflies in the home garden.
Culture: Lantana camara need full sun to light shade. They will grow in almost any soil, but in the greenhouse we use a compost consisting of 2 parts peat moss to 2 parts loam to 1 part sand. Water the plants deeply at least once a week depending on the size of the plant. Fertilize once a month in the growing season with a balanced fertilizer diluted to ? the strength recommended on the label. To much water and fertilizer give the plant a lot of growth at the expense of blooms. Keeping spent flower heads trimmed off to produce more blooms.
Best regards.
Ozjan Yeshar
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Ozjan Yeshar
{K:15239} 5/22/2004
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A lovely shot and it is called "Lantana camara" is native to Tropical America. Lantana is a vigorous shrub that often reaches 6 to 8 feet in the greenhouse. It will grow outside in zone 7 but should be treated as an annual.
Blooming Time: They will bloom all year long in the greenhouse. Outside they will bloom from spring to the first frost. Flower heads are 2 inches across, starting out yellow, then turning salmon in color. They are great plants to attract butterflies in the home garden.
Culture: Lantana camara need full sun to light shade. They will grow in almost any soil, but in the greenhouse we use a compost consisting of 2 parts peat moss to 2 parts loam to 1 part sand. Water the plants deeply at least once a week depending on the size of the plant. Fertilize once a month in the growing season with a balanced fertilizer diluted to ? the strength recommended on the label. To much water and fertilizer give the plant a lot of growth at the expense of blooms. Keeping spent flower heads trimmed off to produce more blooms.
Best regards.
Ozjan Yeshar
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Shahenaz Fouad
{K:453} 5/22/2004
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It looks the same.
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Gustavo Eulalio
{K:3777} 5/22/2004
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Beautiful. Nice color contrast.
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Dwight Parker
{K:253} 5/21/2004
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In Texas we have onr that looks similar called a Lantana, but could it be the same in Egypt?
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