Herb-inspired creativity?

This is 'Parsley'.

'Parsley the Lion'.

'Parsley the Lion (of Bath)'.

'Parsley the Lion (of Bath)' by the artist Claudia Phipps.

Parsley the Lion
No Dragon call'd Tarragon
Nor a Dog call'd Dill

I don't know if Claudia was inspired by the Herbs but they were a formative influence on me (my favourite was always Bayleaf the Gardener). If she was, might that be Lady Rosemary, sans Sir Basil, advancing in the background?

Perhaps not - Michael Bond's Parsley the Lion had no ruff (that was more in Dill the Dog's line). Bond's creation may have been a very friendly and timid lion, but he could still roar!

'Parsley' is to be found on Beaufort East, between the London Road and Larkhall.