| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun 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 |
| Plant Height: | Up to 6 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-3 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Orange White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Toxicity: | Other: may cause skin irritation |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| lovesblooms | On February 12, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On February 4, 2017 | Seeds sown indoors |
| lovesblooms | On April 13, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On April 9, 2016 | Seeds sown spring sown |
| lovesblooms | On February 7, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| MrsBinWY | On March 26, 2022 | Seeds sown On 3-26-2022, sowed 4 commercial seeds from PDF. |
| MrsBinWY | On April 20, 2019 | Potted up 15 |
| MrsBinWY | On February 28, 2019 | Seeds germinated 9 peeking up - think these are L. nepetifolia instead |
| MrsBinWY | On February 24, 2019 | Seeds sown 16 seeds from lovesblooms's 2017G in milk jug @ warm room temp |
| MrsBinWY | On April 7, 2018 | Potted up 9 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 22, 2018 | Seeds germinated 6 - Think these are L. nepetifolia instead of L. leonurus. |
| MrsBinWY | On March 18, 2018 | Seeds sown 16 seeds from janinilulu's 2015 garden in milk jug @ warm room temp |
| antsinmypants | On June 15, 2023 | Transplanted One Into Arch Garden. |
| antsinmypants | On April 24, 2023 | Plant emerged 1 seedling has emerged. |
| antsinmypants | On April 7, 2023 | Seeds sown 3 sown after a 24-hour soak. |
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