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Flora's Fancy
The Secret Language of Flowers
(a garden growing Ox Eye - Secret Meaning: Patience)



Name
Lion's Tail
Latin
Leonotis leonurus
Secret Meaning
Roar! (Non-traditional)

Alternative Names:
Facts & Folkore:
This plant from the mint family is native to southern Africa. It is known for its medicinal and mild psychoactive properties. Lion's tail can especially be found in other subtropical and Mediterranean climate regions beyond South Africa such as California, Hawaii, and Australia where it has naturalized in areas. Because of its psychoactive properties, this plant is banned in certain countries.
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