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Lotus berthelotii
Also called Parrot's Beak, Pelican's Beak, Winged Pea, Parrot's Beak Lotus Vine
Coralgem is a trailing, silvery-leaved subshrub from the Canary Islands, grown for its beak-shaped red or orange flowers. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and protection from frost.
Lotus berthelotii is a flowering plant endemic to the Canary Islands of Spain, in the genus Lotus of the pea family Fabaceae. Among its common names are lotus vine flower, parrot (or parrot's) beak, pelican beak, and coral gem. This plant is widely cultivated but is either extinct in the wild or persists as a few individuals. In 1884 it was already classed as "exceedingly rare" and plant collection probably hastened its decline.
Lotus berthelotii is cultivated as an ornamental plant with its needle-like silvery foliage and red flowers for: traditional gardens, container (pots), and drought tolerant water conserving gardens. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. A golden orange flowering cultivar is also grown. As it is intolerant of freezing temperatures, in cold temperate climates it requires the protection of glass in the winter months. It needs a sheltered spot in full sun.
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Canary Clover · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Hairy bird's-foot trefoil · Winged Pea · Trefoil
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lotus berthelotii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
