Orange Beauty

Have you considered adding Leonotis leonurus, or Lion's Tail to your borders? A wonderful, yet tender, semi-evergreen shrub from southern Africa often treated as a half-hardy annual with whorls of reddish orange to red flowers which explode up the tall stems like fireworks in the Autumn. Needs to be sited in a sheltered/frost free location or in a container you can bring into a greenhouse over winter. Looking splendid here in October sunshine against a warm wall where in a good year it can grow up to 2m and really makes an impact!