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Lotus callis-viridis

Lotus callis-viridis
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0

Lotus callis-viridis is a trailing subshrub from the pea family, endemic to western Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, with yellow pea-like flowers and silvery, hairy leaves. It is grown mainly for its trailing habit and suits warm, dry, sunny spots with excellent drainage.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; overwatering causes root rot.
Soil
Free-draining mineral mix, such as sandy or gritty soil with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Canary Is. (W. Gran Canaria)
Climate
subtropical

About

Lotus callis-viridis or Green Platform Heartwort is a plant in the genus Lotus endemic to the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.

Other Lotus plants

Lotus aduncus · Lotus aegaeus · Lotus alianus · Alpine Bird's Foot Trefoil · Lotus anfractuosus · Slender bird's-foot trefoil · Lotus arabicus · Lotus arenarius · Lotus argyrodes · Lotus arinagensis · Lotus assakensis · Australian Trefoil

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lotus callis-viridis 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.

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