An emerging flower cluster of Lion's ear (aka Leonotis leonurus), catching fire in the afternoon sun...

This is such a lovely flower - fluffy, and so orange that it shrieks - it comes out just as Autumn hits. Needs plenty of sun, though, or it sulks.

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Museum30 Day 22 - ‘Orange'
Quite often, colours of #flowers fade when they dry. #Herbarium specimens therefore often look a bit disappointing. Some flowers, however, like this #Leonotis leonurus (wild #dagga) from #SouthAfrica keep their #colour well. The #orange is still amazingly bright in these two collections from the #NHMLondon are 185 and 250 years old respectively. 😍😍😍