I got this plant years ago from the Ladybird Wildflower Plant sale so I’m sure it’s native. I thought it was a Prairie Verbena, but it looks nothing like my other Prairie Verbena so clearly is not.
Google search, image search, plant identification apps have been dead ends. So hoping some knowledgeable folks here can help!
I thought it had died over the winter but then came back like the phoenix in late spring. It appears to be a woody perennial, the blooms are pale pink/lavender, and looks like a lantana but with smaller bloom heads. It is loving the hot weather right now, and about 2tall and wide.
by Time_Detective_3111
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It sure *looks* like a lantana from over here in the cheap seats…
That looks like Lantana montevidensis, which is widely planted around here, but is actually a South American species.
It’s a lantana. Congrats.
It’s definitely not lantana… a type of agastache?
It’s definitely a lantana, but I don’t think it’s *L. montevidensis* — it might be *Lantana achyranthifolia*, which is native to south Texas but is uncommon this far north
FWIW, the genus *Lantana* is kind of a mess