Lantana camara Ham and Eggs Beschorneria As an evergreen

As an evergreen

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

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

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' can benefit from a hard cut back in early to mid summer if it grows in a more sprawling habit than desired

hailing from northern Hokkaido

Lantana camara Ham and Eggs Beschorneria As an evergreenThanks 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.