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Leonotis ocymifolia
Also called Minaret Flower, Rock Lion's Ear, Rock Lionspaw
Leonotis ocymifolia is a drought-tolerant shrub of the mint family from eastern and southern Africa, grown for its bold tubular orange flowers. It needs full sun, well-drained soil and little water once established.
Leonotis ocymifolia, occasionally referred to as the minaret flower, is a flowering plant of the mint family, Lamiaceae. The plant is used in Ethiopian folk medicine (link misleading) and found in Eastern Africa spanning from Sudan to South Africa. The plant is reasonably drought-resistant and wind tolerant. Unlike the similar Leonotus leonuris, in the ocymifolia, the tubular flowers are bolder and larger.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
