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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
I have been trying to figure out what this plant was since I moved into this house almost 2 yrs ago. I had thought about trashing it,but decided against it. The flowers are really neat looking, different. :-)
Glad I finally found it. :-)
On Apr 22, 2007, mrs_colla from Marin, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
My neighbour has this plant, and it survived all the frost this winter and is already blooming ( April).
When I asked her what it was she said Lionstail (Leonotis menthifolia). I should have known better than to believe her without checking it first, she is not a gardener. I ordered the leonotis, only to find out it is similar in flower and appearance, but the leaves aren't wolly!
Deeply saddened, my quest for the plant I wanted went on, and now I have found it!
On Mar 25, 2006, Tanya3 from Visalia, CA (Zone 7a) wrote:
This is a wonderful bedding plant that tolerates our very hot summers here in the central valley of CA. We got two of these last spring, and they were beautiful all summer. They are already getting some blooms, and it's only March. Also, I noticed a few hummers on them last year!
On Apr 21, 2005, maggiemoo from Conroe, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
I first saw this plant in the gardens at our local Extension office last year, in late winter. I loved the mound of soft, slightly fuzzy, grey-green leaves (I even like thier shape). I planted one in my own garden that Spring, and it has done well. I have to admit, when I started noticing them in bloom in public flowerbeds, I actually didn't care for the flowers at all. In fact, I cut my plant back to try to prevent it from flowering, and have been rewarded with additional mounds of those wonderful leaves. After reading Bah's take on the the look of the flowers, I'm beginning to appreciate them, and will not fight the flowering any more.
I found this plant to add an interesting aspect to the common varieties of garden plants. The flowers remind me of Dr. Suess trees.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Mesa, Arizona Clayton, California Fairfield, California Gilroy, California Redondo Beach, California San Anselmo, California San Diego, California Visalia, California Watsonville, California Longmont, Colorado Louisville, Colorado Clinton, Mississippi Elizabeth City, North Carolina Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Abilene, Texas Austin, Texas Bulverde, Texas Conroe, Texas Fort Worth, Texas (2 reports) Hallettsville, Texas Jacksonville, Texas Kerrville, Texas La Coste, Texas Liberty Hill, Texas Rockwall, Texas San Antonio, Texas (3 reports) Temple, Texas Kalama, Washington La Conner, Washington
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