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Schoon
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June 14, 2009, 10:28:14 pm »
I was wondering if Honey Bees are attracted to Lantana?
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June 14, 2009, 10:51:48 pm »
I've seen a honey bee or two on some but usually they don't bother with it. (Also the berry it produces is deadly to eat) It's otherwise a pretty plant.
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June 15, 2009, 01:30:15 pm »
I have the old multi-colored variety that is pink lavender, and pale yellow. The butterflies love it, but I don't see bees in it. I have read that bees
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work the golden-yellow variety though.
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June 16, 2009, 12:12:50 am »
I have just realized you're from the south. Lantana up here in New Jersey is an annual at best, but down where you are it grows into a fair sized bush. So perhaps if you have enough fair sized plants they might get more attention.
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June 16, 2009, 12:06:28 pm »
Glad this topic came up....I just bought ten lantana plants yesterday and was thinking of putting them around the bird-baths where the bees get water. Guess I'll change plans and put the lemon balm there, instead.
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June 16, 2009, 06:47:47 pm »
"The spread of lantana is aided by the characteristic of their leaves, which are somewhat poisonous to most animals, while their fruit is a delicacy for many birds"
"As a positive aspect, lantanas are useful as honey plants, and Spanish Flag (L. camara), L. lilacina and L. trifolia are sometimes planted for this purpose"
Found this at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantana
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MrILoveTheAnts
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June 16, 2009, 07:44:17 pm »
I will not be eating the berries to this plant because Wikipedia said so.
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June 16, 2009, 11:10:13 pm »
Quote from: MrILoveTheAnts on June 16, 2009, 07:44:17 pm
I will not be eating the berries to this plant because Wikipedia said so.
Pshaw! You can't believe everything you read on the internet!! :roll: I usually wait till I get a tummyache from random berries, then check it out on the internet :evil:.
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June 16, 2009, 11:52:26 pm »
http://books.google.com/books?id=99Dr7v8JOKAC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=Lantana+berries&source=bl&ots=e-fOR0GGHi&sig=NtBZYMl1XJwWGOxVEAxt0JRiizM&hl=en&ei=F1o4SsnJI4XKtgeF4ejlDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4
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June 17, 2009, 11:21:33 am »
Hope you didnt misunderstand me. I just found that topic but I would not try eating them. If they say you can only eat a certain thing during a certain time that usually is a sign that you dont want to eat it at all. I stick with the berries I know best.
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