Leonotis leonurus Physostegia this is never going to

this is never going to make it big with the petunia and pansy crowd that shop at Wal-Mart

Edgeworthia chrysantha isn't overly picky about soil conditions as long as the drainage is decent

green basal leaves serve as a nice backdrop for the 10" tall flower stalks in mid-April (NC)

a truly superb weed-proof groundcover

form a thick patch above the slowly-spreading rhizomes

Leonotis leonurus Physostegia this is never going toThanks to Jimmy Turner, formerly of the Dallas Arboretum, for sharing this winter hardy form of a plant that we had killed many times. This deer resistant South African native is found growing in rocky grasslands where it makes a huge 8' tall x 4' wide shrub. For us, Leonotis leonurus is a more demure dieback perennial (4' tall x 4' wide) composed of upright stems and narrow, fuzzy, green leaves. In late October, the clumps burst into bloom with