Lotus Bertholotii
Lotus Vine Flower
Lotus can be annuals, perennials, deciduous or evergreen tender tropical shrubs, native to the Canary Islands, Tenerife and Cape Verde. They have whorls of soft, silver-grey, needle-like leaves, and 1" long pea-like flowers that can be solitary or clustered, and which resemble a parrot's beak - hence one of the common names. Lotus Bertholotii has a creeping or trailing habit, with leaves divided into 3-5 slender leaflets, each leaflet 1–2 cm long and 1 mm broad, which are covered with fine silvery hairs. Can be grown as an annual in areas with warm Summers, or as a container plant, indoors in cooler climes (they need a temperature that doesn't go below 7 deg.C)
Contributed by @manoj
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Lotus Vine Flower
Latin name
Lotus Bertholotii
type
Climber
family
Fabaceae
ph
6.6 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.90 M
0.20 M
Lotus Bertholotii
Lotus can be annuals, perennials, deciduous or evergreen tender tropical shrubs, native to the Canary Islands, Tenerife and Cape Verde. They have whorls of soft, silver-grey, needle-like leaves, and 1" long pea-like flowers that can be solitary or clustered, and which resemble a parrot's beak - hence one of the common names. Lotus Bertholotii has a creeping or trailing habit, with leaves divided into 3-5 slender leaflets, each leaflet 1–2 cm long and 1 mm broad, which are covered with fine silvery hairs. Can be grown as an annual in areas with warm Summers, or as a container plant, indoors in cooler climes (they need a temperature that doesn't go below 7 deg.C)
Flowering
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
The exotic-looking flowers appear from mid Spring through to early Summer
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in moist, free-draining, neutral or alkaline soil in sunny site that is shaded from mid Summer sun. Makes a good container or hanging-basket plant. In cooler climes can be grown as an annual - or will need to be brought indoors when the weather cools
Propagating by cuttings
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Stem tip cuttings are taken in the spring/early summer from this years growth. Cleanly cut just below a leaf joint, up to a 10cm tip, remove lower leaves and pinch out the tip, dip into hormone compound and place them around the edge of a pot filled with cutting compost., water well. Place a plastic bag over the pot to give humidity, the bag must be removed a couple of times a week to ventilate, put the pot in a light spot but avoid direct sunlight.
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