Lantana horrida
west indian shrubverbena, texas lantana, calico bush, hierba de cristo
Poisonous
Family
Verbenaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Margin
serrate, toothed
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
cordate, ovate, subrotund
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
orange, red, yellow
Flower Month
April - October
Height (meters)
2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Animal Use
Attracts butterflies. Deer-proof.
Habitat
Brushy places, woodlands, fields, thickets, swamps, rich sandy woods, scrub, gravelly hills, flats, well-drained sand, loam, clay, caliche.