Meehania urticifolia “Silver Sprinter”-Japanese Dead Nettle or Wood Mint

Propagating Japanese Dead Nettle is simple since it is a perennial groundcover so in the spring anywhere the plant has rooted itself dig and replant preferably in a moist and well drained soil. It is deciduous and is a native of Japan but is hardy in Zone 5-9. It will reach a height of 4-6,” it’s lavender flower attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and will bloom from early spring to late fall and if the plant gets leggy in the summer just trim back otherwise wait until spring. It has variegated leaves of grey, green with white trim.

Leonotis leonurus-Orange lion’s-tail

Propagating orange lion’s-tail can be done either by cutting in late winter of by snipping off the plantlets at the base of the plant. Only a evergreen perennial in Zone 9-10, a native of South Africa. The plant will reach a height of 4' and it has medicinal as well as sedative properties and some will even smoke the leaves because it will exhibit the same effect of cannabis. It is used widely in South Africa for many medicinal needs that includes flu, headache and fever. Its blooms are fragrant as well as orange, the plant is drought tolerant, deer resistant, and its nectar attracts hummingbirds.