Description
🌿 Lion’s Ear (Leonotis leonurus) – striking ornamental plant with bright orange blooms
Lion’s Ear is a fast-growing ornamental plant native to South Africa, valued for its bright orange tubular flowers arranged in whorled clusters along upright stems. The unique flower shape resembles a lion’s mane or ear, giving the plant both its beauty and its name.
This vigorous species can reach 1–2 meters in height, making it ideal for the back of garden borders, as a focal point in flower beds, or as a dramatic accent plant. Its long flowering period and vibrant colour attract bees, butterflies and other pollinators, adding life and movement to the garden.
Lion’s Ear grows well outdoors in summer or as a container plant that can be moved indoors or to a greenhouse in winter.
✅ Why Grow Lion’s Ear?
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Highly decorative and exotic appearance
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Long and abundant flowering period
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Attracts butterflies and bees
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Fast-growing and fills garden space quickly
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Excellent for containers, borders and focal planting
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