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A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2007 Armstrong Mystery 1 ~ Leonotis leonurus ("Lion's Tail")

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Armstrong Mystery 1 ~ Leonotis leonurus ("Lion's Tail") #81155 October 27th, 2006 at 10:31 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	i took a walk through the gardens at Armstrong Atlantic State University, in Savannah, and found these flowers that i could not identify. and while almost all their plants are identified, these were not!

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Re: Armstrong Mystery 1 ~ Leonotis leonurus ("Lion's Tail") #81156 October 27th, 2006 at 10:39 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 coastal n.c. zuzu's petals Member
zuzu's petals Member Joined: Aug 2005 coastal n.c.	Ah, what a beautiful stand of Leonotis leonurus ("Lion's Tail").

Re: Armstrong Mystery 1 ~ Leonotis leonurus ("Lion's Tail") #81157 October 27th, 2006 at 08:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y. weezie13 Compost Queen!
weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	Zu~zu you've got an awesome eye there!!!

Re: Armstrong Mystery 1 ~ Leonotis leonurus ("Lion's Tail") #81158 October 28th, 2006 at 07:59 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Member
dodge Member Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	My lions tail wasnt like that at all.. It looked like balls on a stick.. only a few blooms on each ball......?? Hmmmmmmmmmm Wonderwhy? dodge

Re: Armstrong Mystery 1 ~ Leonotis leonurus ("Lion's Tail") #81159 October 28th, 2006 at 08:23 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 coastal n.c. zuzu's petals Member
zuzu's petals Member Joined: Aug 2005 coastal n.c.	Hi Dodge, it sounds like you may be describing a different variety, did yours look more like this Leonotis nepetifolia ?

Re: Armstrong Mystery 1 ~ Leonotis leonurus ("Lion's Tail") #81160 October 28th, 2006 at 08:28 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Member
dodge Member Joined: Oct 2005 Rural - Western Pennsylvania	zuzu Your 100% correct ........That is the ugly beast I grew this summer.. Only had a few flowers...... I kicked it out of my bed......... Thanks dodge

Re: Armstrong Mystery 1 ~ Leonotis leonurus ("Lion's Tail") #81161 October 30th, 2006 at 04:53 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	i kinda liked your's dodge. but i can see with your short season why you would kick it out!