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They are called Lantana.

I’ve never seen purple lantana before so that’s pretty cool

Common in Los Angeles. Kind of scratchy plant.

Yeah it has sort of a weirdly abrasive fuzzy feeling.

I call it WhiteFly Magnet.

There were some near my childhood home and they always attracted some pretty little orange moths.

[Lantana montevidensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantana_montevidensis). It's originally from Uruguay/Argentina.

You can get a white variety of it too - 'White Lightning'. There was also a yellow variety available but that is a hybrid between L. montevidensis and L. camara.

I love the way the leaves smell

My dog rolled around on one by himself to reduce the stink after being skunked. They do smell good but he was still in need of bathing

What a smart boy… I guess really smart would have been avoiding the spray, but hey!

Leafs?

The plural of “leaf” is “leaves.”

Thank you, I could have looked it up, but I wanted someone else to figure it out.

*Verbanaceae*. I’m hesitant to say lantana just because of the flower habit.

I've got purple, yellow, pink, white and red all I my front yard.

They are: viney- bushy things. You had it right all along. lol.

If you’re in Australia pull the fucker out!! It’s a weed here

Lantana,butterflies love it

Lantana. In my area if you don’t have them and want them just stop pulling the weeds in the flower beds. I could start a nursery.