Phlomis purpurea (Purple Jerusalem sage)
Other names: Matagallo, Purple phlomis, Purple lampwick plant
P. purpurea is an upright, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub with woolly stems bearing lance-shaped, leathery, hairy, grey-green leaves, woolly beneath, and whorls of hooded, purple to pink flowers in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Leonotis leonurus (Lion's ear)
Other names: Lion's tail, Phlomis leonurus
L. leonurus is a tender, upright, semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub or subshrub with lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and whorls of tubular, orange-red to deep red flowers in autumn to early winter.
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1m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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