An African Lion's Tail, or what is left of it after all the bloom is gone.
I ordered the seeds a few years ago out of a seed catalogue just because I thought the big orange blooms looked unusual and rather pretty.
Now I learn the plant has been used for ancient medicinal purposes, been tested and known to cause many toxic adverse effects.
Who'da thunk. Never know what might be growing in your garden.
Leonotis leonurus
Leonotis leonurus
