Thread: Name this plant please-PIC

It looks like a Leonotis (I have heard the common name Lion's Tail). I'm not sure of the species though. perL

Lucky you! I've never seen one. My Florida Wildflowers book says Leonotis nepetifolia is an occasional weed in thickets, barn lots, and pastures throughout Florida and other southeastern states. Here is a link that might be useful: Leonotis nepetifolia at google

Thank you so much for the information. I am going to make another trip over to the old site and get some more. It is something that I have never seen before and don't want to lose my chance at it. Thanks for all your help. Maybe I will have lots of seeds to trade with.... Cathy

I have Leonotis leonurus growing in my garden and it strikes very easily from a cutting. I would imagine this one would as well. Cheers, Dee.

Cathy, here's a link to a thread at the Rose Gallery. There's a nice picture of a Leonidis and they discuss a little about growing them. Here is a link that might be useful: companion plants

Cathy, here's a link to a thread at the Rose Gallery. There's a nice picture of a Leonidis and they discuss a little about growing them. Here is a link that might be useful: companion plants

The "staircase" effect indeed looks like a Leonotis, though I've never seen the seedpods yet. In my zone 6, there's a big clump of them being grown in a small city park by the road size, they look georgeous. They are all still in full bloom still, no sign of seed pods.

Deejaus, could you give me a rough idea of your climate? (Coldest temperatures etc). Reason is, I am wondering is Leonotis (leonurus or nepetifolia) will grow and flower successfully also in hotter climates, eg, equivalent of US zone 10)? Any insights on this would be most welcome!

I don't think you would have any problem growing either one in Zone 10 USA. They are drought tolerant plants and comes from a hot region of Africa. My temperatures range from a Summer high of 40 degrees Celcius to a Winter low of 2 degrees C. approximately. Hope that helps. Dee.