HERB: KLIP DAGGA
(LEONOTIS NEPETIFOLIA)
Beautiful explosions of orange petals on ‘’balls’ – bracts that grow up tall stems.
Attractive to bees & honeyeaters native to Africa & Southern India.
When used in herbal medicine, the flowers & leaves are brewed as a tea.
The dried leaves are sometimes used as a mild legal substitute for marijuana.
Can become weedy, to avoid this cut back the stems after flowering.
WHEN TO PLANT
Cool Climate: Spring
Temperate: Spring
Sub – Tropical: Spring
Tropical: Spring
Arid: Spring
SOIL PREFERENCES
PH 6.5 – 7.5
Well-watered, good humus level.
Add compost.
GROWING TIPS
Annual in frost zones, tender perennial in tropical/warm areas.
Handle with care – flowerheads are spikey.
Grows 1.5-3m tall.
Plant 1-2m apart
Requires darkness to germinate, cover seed tray with cardboard.
DAYS TO HARVEST
Approx. 100 Days to flowering.
APPROX 20 SEEDS
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