Lions Tail

Purity leaves,but wheres the flowers??
If I fetilize will they come??

Darn it! I was hoping you'd have Leo leo. LOL I don't do anything special to mine. I just plant them and wait.......The hummers love them!

Whats a leo leo??

those lion's tails are great, mine have been blooming for a year, thanks to Badseed.....I too would love a leo leo.

Ya'll are going to drive Tropicman nuts! ;)

That is my job! LOL Thinking back, I think these might be from my seed too. My first trade with the Tman. These are Leonotis nepetifolia. Leonotis leonurus has bigger flowers and long skinny leaves. I'm pretty sure both are in the PDB.

Don't worry, they'll shoot to six feet tall in no time, then you'll see the blooms. :) I like mine by the pond in full sun.

I have a leo leo (LOL) and it is so much slower growing. I also got the alba this year. I'll save seed if I get them to bloom.

I should have known! LOL Keep me on that seed list please. :)

Badseed your doing a fine ,fine job!!LOL
Yes these seeds were from you!!!
How to I add pic to the plant datsabase?

Boy that's completely diff from mine, wonder if I have lions tail after all. Got it in a trade. a while back.

don't look at the mess around it. I need to weed bad.

Kathy leaves look simliar,except mine are wide and yours are narrow,or slender,yours look like the ones I've seen in pictures
Whats up with this Bad seed???LOL!

Kathy, do you have a more clear photo of that plant?

All you have to do to add a pic to the PDB is go to the plant (if it's already there), scroll to the bottom of the entry and click on add a picture (or something close to that). Are you behaving?? LOL

In my very humble opinion, I don't think Tropicman's photo is of a Lion's Tail. But it does look like Kathy-Ann's is a Lion's Tail, judging by the thin leaves on her plant. Here in Los Angeles, my Lion's Tail bloomed in the past three weeks. My husband just took these photos today and he is so proud of them, I hope you don't mind if I share them with you. I also just subscribed today, so this is my first post. I planted my Lion's Tail exactly a year ago from a gallon container bought from a local nursery. It really took off! About mid-winter, I cut it back a lot! But it already is big again.

Oops, I thought I could send two photos at once, but I guess you can't. Here is a close-up photo of my Lion's Tail so you can see the leaves better.

That is one cool plant. Wish it was hardy to zone 5. I am trying my first "tropicals" this year. Just easy ones: dwarf canna and ee's.

LimeyLisa

Wow Bluebeans,they are beautiful,and very prolific as well,how tall are they?

I will take another pic today, those are beautiful pictures. do they reseed themselves or perennial, i'd hate to loose mine

kathy

here's another picture, their not in a good area, lack of water maybe, they don't look too healthy. but they've grown quite a bit since I"VE GOTTEN THEM.

Kathy,how tall are they?
How long have they been in the ground?

maybe l3 in tall now, in the ground for a month probably they were about 3 in tall when I got them

kathy

Wow there growing 3 inches a week,thanks

Welcome BluesBeans! Nice to meet you. I believe yours are Leonotis leonurus while Tropicman and I have Leonotis nepetifolia. Same family, different plants. You can see both in the PDB.

I guess they are growing, they look rugged though, no flowers yet no signs of any either. I put miracle grow on them when I first got them not sure if I ever did it again

kathy

Bseed,I think I have the beginings of flower buds here,pic is not the best,but its different on the very top than anywhere else on the plant.

Good thing you are not impatient! LOL They will start getting little funky looking growths like that every few inches up to the top of the stems. That is where your flowers will pop out. :)

When you get old,things can't happen fast enough!LOL!
Impatience is my other middle name!!LOL!
I'll keep looking for them wierd thingys!!!

Old my foot! LOL Stop looking at the plant and it will bloom. :) How do you like this pic??

Wow !
Your something else!!!
Can train a praying Mantis and a humming bird to stand still while you take a picture!
I'd better go back and check it again It just might be blooming!LOL!

ROTF You nut! Meant in the kindest way of course. LOL

Well of course for you!!!

Good morning all, Chele, I'm watching the seedling you sent to me and it's doing very nicely so far. I put it in a 6" pot, set it on a covered trellis bench to protect it from harsh sun and rain.

Is he doing okay? normal? What else can I do to increase his chance of survival. I really want to see him grow up.

Thanks,
:^)
Molly

In your zone, it should be hardy. Find it a nice location in full sun and stand back. :)