Lotus berthelotti
Coral gem, Parrot's beak, Pelican's beak, Winged pea
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This is a very unusual plant with its delicate tracery of fine foliage whorled about creeping stems. The stems look as though they have been lain on the earth rather than being attached to it. The fine, silvery-green leaves look like exotic pine needles. The brilliant-scarlet flowers, borne in claw-like inflorescences, are the ultimate trick of this improbable plant.
- Flower colour
- Red
- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Prostrate
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Mediterranean garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
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