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FREE: Leonotis nepetifolia-Lion's Tail 15 seeds

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Description

The listing, Leonotis nepetifolia-Lion's Tail 15 seeds has ended.

Stronger than regular Lion's tail (for those who smoke it or for teas) No chemical have been used on these. I grow it to bring in hummingbirds and just to jazz up areas where it needs color. These are vibrant orange!
I do like the tea for the flavor. Seeds were just harvested last week (end of July 2011)

Questions & Comments

What is lions tail and this looks interesting and I want some of the seeds and I fanned ya

Aug 5th, 2011 at 5:46:36 PM PDT by

Thanks marg, will fan ya back. I misspelled it...this one should have been labeld as Lion's Ear. Also known as Kip Dagga. It is still of the same family as Lion's Tail (Leonotis leonurus) The leaves are used as a tea for fever and coughs and other healing properties as well as a possibility for some people...help in depression. Some people smoke the flowers and leaves as a tobacco substitute or filler. The plants bring in hummingbirds, bees and some birds. The flowers are very brightly colored and the eventual seed pods that develop will have very sharp spikes or spins on them and caution needs to be used when handling. If you are looking for a good plant to fill in areas where there needs color....this one is a really good one to have! Once extablished, is drought tollerant.

Aug 6th, 2011 at 5:45:26 AM PDT by

Amazing looking plant! Fanned and watching!

Aug 6th, 2011 at 10:00:30 PM PDT by

Hi dnamommy, they spruce up an area very nicely, I'm working on a spot of poor soil where not much grows at all, these are doing well and this fall when I go to turn over the soil, it will be looser and more pliable then next year the soil will be slightly better each year. This year had morning glories growing up the stalks to this plant...it was neat looking. And sunflowers behind the Lion's Ear.

Aug 7th, 2011 at 4:11:59 AM PDT by

these are beautiful, i try and grow things to help the bees and would love to have a dual purpose plant,(help bees and attract hummingbirds) i have a disability and gardening has helped me immensely. thanks for listing this. fanned you

Aug 7th, 2011 at 9:46:05 AM PDT by

Hi gigi, thank you for bidding on them. They are very bright and beautiful flowers. The stalks can grow up to 6ft. but I have grown them in little soil (where there was more rock than soil and they did fine and stayed to about 3-4 ft height. Also have grown them indoors in pots through winter into spring in 2 liter soda bottles with plastic tops cut off and drainage holes made in bottom. I also fanned ya back :)

Aug 7th, 2011 at 10:45:51 AM PDT by

thank you, :-)

Aug 7th, 2011 at 11:09:42 AM PDT by

You are very welcome gigi :)

Aug 7th, 2011 at 1:29:12 PM PDT by

i want this plant.hope you have more.ain't it cool.

Aug 7th, 2011 at 4:35:33 PM PDT by

Hi louise, they are cool plants...unless you hold pods, very sharp lol

Aug 7th, 2011 at 5:53:28 PM PDT by

Neat, looking and I like the thought of making tea out of the leave. I just had a fresh cup of sassafras tea !

Aug 7th, 2011 at 5:09:33 PM PDT by

Hi Dizzy, I do like the tea to this, usually I add a little honey but it is good without also. I don't believe I have ever had sassafras tea, sound good!

Aug 7th, 2011 at 5:54:41 PM PDT by

annuals or preannuals

Aug 7th, 2011 at 5:52:45 PM PDT by

It's an annual in the northern parts of the country where there is cold winters but from what I've read it is a preannual in the southern parts of the country.

Aug 8th, 2011 at 4:31:24 AM PDT by

gotta double fan you.

Aug 7th, 2011 at 6:12:47 PM PDT by

LOL I fanned ya back.....love the comment! :)

Aug 8th, 2011 at 4:32:01 AM PDT by

I just love this. There are a few very interesting plants on auction right now. I just won the milkweed one. These would look really cool together.

Aug 8th, 2011 at 1:10:52 PM PDT by

I experimented this year with companion planting on the this plant with morning glories plus a midget melon and they did very well together. It saved space and gave different texture and colors....and the bonus..it helped increase soil texture and each plant help the other out with vitamins and everything each plant needed.

Aug 9th, 2011 at 4:21:44 AM PDT by

awesome, I don't have this in my "jungle"but I'm bidding!!!!!

Aug 10th, 2011 at 7:53:44 PM PDT by

You have a jungle too? Cool to meet you Linda! :) Mine are more inside but trying to change this a little....downsize on inside plants and more outdoor plants lol

Aug 11th, 2011 at 3:09:57 AM PDT by

really nice plants.

Aug 11th, 2011 at 4:40:14 AM PDT by

Thank you purples. I like them a lot also. They stand out and the stems (after drying) are very strong and I use them for a lot of indoor plants for supports that need to grow straight up

Aug 11th, 2011 at 5:08:12 AM PDT by

Will this grow in Ohio?

Aug 11th, 2011 at 4:55:05 PM PDT by

Yes, It will do well there.

Aug 12th, 2011 at 7:09:35 AM PDT by

Hi cbren, You bet it will, in spring, summer and fall. :)

Aug 11th, 2011 at 6:23:50 PM PDT by

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