Leonotis leonurus Fred Meyer Native to the moist woods

Native to the moist woods and pond margins of the eastern United States

Beyond the bloom

white to soft pink and freckled with deeper rose inside

and let the females take the spotlight while this quiet partner does the essential work behind the winter berries

a testament to sheer vigor

Leonotis leonurus Fred Meyer Native to the moist woodsFew late summer plants command a border like Leonotis leonurus, the lion's ear of the South African veld. Tall square stems, the signature of the mint family, Lamiaceae, rise five feet and more before breaking into tier upon tier of burnt orange flowers, each whorl circling the stem like a ruff. The velvety, curved tubes are the source of both common names, lion's ear and lion's tail, and the botany agrees: Leonotis comes from the Greek for lion's