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Cannabis 'Shrimp Cocktail'

Cannabis 'Shrimp Cocktail'

Product number: 340895
Origin: South Africa
Latin: Leonotis nepetifolia

Beautiful plant from South Africa. The salmon-colored (or rather, shrimp-colored) flowers grow in clusters and emerge from a round bud cluster, several clusters above each other. Besides its very ornamental appearance, the plant is much loved for its calming, soothing tea, which even has euphoric effects. This tea is made from the dried flowers and leaves and is drunk mixed with, for example, mint (for taste). The plants can overwinter frost-free.
You can see the striking resemblance of the flower to a shrimp cocktail in the last photo, which I've added as a joke...

Names:
Latin: Leonotis nepetifolia
Dutch: Dagga
Also: Leeuwenoor or Leeuwenstaart
English: Lion's Tail, Klip Dagga

Sowing method: All year round in a warm place, preferably Feb-May. Sow in a mixture of cocopeat and sand and do NOT cover the seeds themselves, they are light germinators. Lightly press down the seeds, place in a bright spot (not in the sun) and never let them dry out. Germination usually occurs within 4 weeks. Overwinter plants in a frost-free environment.

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