Saw these in a yard in SE Michigan zone 6. It seems based on iPhone identifier and this wiki that one of them is maybe Lantana. I just think they are so pretty and was wondering if they were perennials so I can liven up my own yard. The bees also seemed to love them and I’m all for helping bees. Thank you!
by Macktastic85
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Orkid last one
The orange flower is definitely a lantana. I first thought the purple was an annual larkspur, but looking at the foliage is more likely some cultivar of angelonia. The white flowers look like alyssum. If they have a light, sweet scent, then definitely alyssum. The lantana and angelonia are tender perennials, unlikely to overwinter in your gardening zone, so treat them as an annual. Alyssum is an annual, and very easy to start from seed, or you can buy it as a bedding plant.
Orange and red is definitely lantana. They come in a variety of colors, pretty cool. They don’t smell great though.
Purple one looks to be some sort of balsam?
White one is Sweet Alyssum
Ruby lantana is the variant. I grew it a couple of years then haven’t found it again
Here those are all annuals, lantana, angelonia? And alyssum. If you wanted perennial versions here you’d plant butterfly milkweed, catmint, oregano, thyme, salvia etc.
The alyssum is the fragrant one that smells sooo good and has all the tiny white flowers sometimes purple
Flowers.
Orange: lantana
White: alyssum
Purple: angelonia
Lantana, sweet allyssum, and not sure about the purple one.
The orange ones are lantana… my gramma called them ham and eggs plant.