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Texas Lantana
Botanical name: Lantana urticoides
A spreading shrub producing showy cymes of trumpet flowers that emerge yellow and mature to orange, then red, over foliage that is bright green; grows in a wide range of soils, and is very drought tolerant.
Other names: Calico Bush, West Indian Shrub Verbena
Plant Origin: Texas Native
Hardiness Zone: 7a
Mature Height: 6 feet
Spread: 6 feet
Water needs: dry to moist
Light needs: full sun to partial shade
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