The Main Plant entry for Lions Tail (Leonotis) - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 11
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Cut Flower Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Birds Butterflies
Toxicity:	Other: may cause skin irritation
Propagation: Seeds:	Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Division
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Common names

Lion's Tail
Lion's Ear

Photo Gallery

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-10-12

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: AZ
Date: Spring
This is my first experience with this plant and I have to say I l

Uploaded by cocoajuno

Photo by Ridesredmule

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Location: Mt Penang Botanical Gardens, Kariong, N.S.W., Australia
Date: 2018-05-03

Uploaded by carolem

Location: Surprise, Az
Date: 2022-11-16
Seed

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Location: Surprise, Az
Date: 2022-11-16
Dried head/seed pods

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-04-06
Square stem.

Uploaded by jmorth

Photo by Ridesredmule

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Location: central Illinois
Date: fall 2006

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Mt Penang Botanical Gardens, Kariong, N.S.W., Australia
Date: 2018-05-03

Uploaded by carolem

Date: 2012-10-14

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: my garden
Date: 2016-07-01

Uploaded by piksihk

Location: AZ
Date: Spring 2016

Uploaded by cocoajuno

Photo by Ridesredmule

Uploaded by Ridesredmule

Date: 2012-10-14

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Date: 2012-10-14

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-08-06
Picture shows the height difference between L. nepetifolia, talle

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-10-13

Uploaded by jmorth

Photo by Ridesredmule

Uploaded by Ridesredmule

Location: Mt Penang Botanical Gardens, Kariong, N.S.W., Australia
Date: 2018-05-03

Uploaded by carolem

Comments:

Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 20, 2013 8:53 PM concerning plant:

"Leonotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It comprises 9 species. One of these, Leonotis nepetifolia, is native to tropical Africa and southern India. It is naturalized throughout most of the tropics. The other 8 species are endemic to southern Africa.

Leonotis was named by Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. The name means "lion's ear".

Leonotis is a member of the subfamily Lamioideae. Leonotis might be paraphyletic or even polyphyletic because Leonotis leonurus is not closely related to the other species. In 2009, it was shown that Leonotis and 3 other genera are embedded in Leucas, a genus of about 100 species. If the 4 embedded genera were merged with Leucas, the expanded Leucas would have about 132 species."

Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...

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piksihk	On July 28, 2017	Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
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Discussion Threads about this plant

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Name change? by Dutchlady1	Feb 28, 2012 4:27 AM	2
Lion's Ear (Leonotis) by virginiarose	Feb 28, 2012 7:05 AM	4
Leonotis by CarolineScott	Feb 19, 2023 2:47 PM	1

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