Lantana camara Ham and Eggs Beschorneria discovered by native plant guru

discovered by native plant guru Bob McCartney in a sandhills habitat in central Georgia's Wheeler County

the clumps are topped with 3' scapes of near-white flowers

The contrast of the outfacing pink flower with the dramatic purple throat is truly incredible

As an evergreen

Although flowering is heaviest in spring

Lantana camara Ham and Eggs Beschorneria discovered by native plant guruThanks to Bob Snyder for sharing this deer resistant hardy lantana he grows in his garden two hours west (colder) of PDN. Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' is an old, sterile cultivar that has been passed along in the Southeast for many years. Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' is topped from early summer until fall with flowers that open pink (RHS 73B) and then develop a central pattern of flowers which are cream with a golden eye a summer delight for hummingbirds.