The colorful lantana plant is popular in many gardens due to its brilliant flowers, ease of cultivation, and allure to butterflies. However, in warm climates like Florida where the shrub acts as a perennial, this ornamental is regulated as a pest plant. Lantana camara is insidious in that it vigorously displaces the already threatened native species, including L. canescens and L. depressa. An alternative plant that is even more attractive to butterflies is the native butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.