Description
Leonotis dysophylla. Perennial semi woody shrubby herb, 1-5 m tall, often branching from the base, growing from a swollen rootstock. Leaves opposite, petiolate, lanceolate-ovate often more than 6 cm long, velvety to hairy below; margin crenate-dentate. Flowers in 2-5 sub-spherical inflorescences per branch, up to 9 cm in diameter, separated by an internode up to 65 mm long. Sowing: Sow seeds in summer in a well drained medium. Locality: Haenertsburg. Harvest: May 2023