Top Plants For Sonoma County

Return to Main Native Plants

Leonotis leonurus

Common Name

Lion's Tail

Category

Perennial

Height

4-6'

Width

4-6'

Exposure

Sun

Water

Drought Tolerant

Season_of_Interest

Summer/Fall

Deer Resist.?

Ca. Native?

Evergreen/Deciduous

Superstar Plants

Notes/Remarks

Cut back in winter to renew - may not survive particularly cold, wet winters.

Photo

Plant Description

Well-suited to dry gardens, this fast-growing, shrub explodes in late summer with showy whorls of tubular, 2-lipped, slightly fuzzy orange blossoms on rigid stalks. Flowers attract birds, butterflies, and bees. After flowering, cut stems back by about half to old growth. Robust in all conditions except where drainage is slow in winter when soggy soil can prove fatal.

Top of page