Name
Wild Dagga or Lions Tail (Leonotis leonurus)Wild Dagga Description
Wild dagga flowers are orange and tubular in shape. They grow in dense heads the size of a golf ball. The flower is divided into two lips, one which covers the stamens and a small lower lip.
Wild Dagga blooms during summer and autumn, and sunbirds feed on the flowers’ nectar. Its leaves grow in pairs and vary in width, are spikey and often hairy. This plant is a sparse shrub with long, four-angled stems that cross one another. Wild dagga is not to be confused with real dagga, as it is smoked to relief certain ailments.
South Africa has a fabulous array of indigenous flowers that enhances the country’s natural beauty and diversity. One of South Africa’s ...