Common Lionspaw

Leonotis leonurus

Features data

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Source document	Features
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:32 a.m.	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees Easy to grow Hedge Medicinal Edible Attractive Sun Shrub Perennial Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Color data Flowering data

Photo credits

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• By Urban (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Leonotis_leonorus10.jpg)
• (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
• (c) Marian Oliver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marian Oliver source
• (c) moxcalvitiumtorgos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by moxcalvitiumtorgos source
• (c) Duncan McKenzie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Duncan McKenzie source
• (c) kimsza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
• (c) Sharon Louw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sharon Louw source
• (c) jean hirons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jean hirons source
• (c) Errol Douwes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Errol Douwes source
• (c) Luisa Marcó, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Luisa Marcó source
• (c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel source
• (c) berthapi2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by berthapi2 source
• (c) graham_g, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source