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    Forum: Beginner FlowersReplies: 1, Views: 53
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    klauer
    Crystal River, FL

    October 17, 2007 3:23 PM

    Post #4093019

    I have two plants in my garden one is a lantana the other is a butterfly bush(buddleia) these two plants look very similar I was wondering if they are in the same plant family or completly different also is there away to fivide the lantana.
    goofybulb
    El Paso, TX (Zone 8a)

    October 18, 2007 8:20 PM

    Post #4097974

    Hi, Klauer!
    Best suggestion is to go check the plant files here, on DG. It helped me a lot lately.
    I don't have these flowers, however I looked them up for you in my encyclopedia, and this is what I found (brief version) that can help you differentiate:
    Buddleia:
    -loganiaceae family.
    -usually fragrant
    -propagate by seed in spring, semi-ripe cuttings in summer, or hardwood cuttings in fall.
    -many buddleias have flower panicles that resemble the lilac flowers, rich and elongated.
    Lantana:
    -verbenaceae family
    -somehow smaller flowers than buddleia (judging from the few pics there)
    -propagate by seed in spring, or semiripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer.
    From the pictures in the book, there is one Buddleia (covilei) that looks a lot like a lantana (camara) to me, and I'm talking about the panicle shape (kind of globular) and the leaf shape, however the colors are different, and I cannot say for sure that the dimensions are similar.
    Hope it helps, at least for you to try and multiply your plant.
    Alex the goofybulb

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