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Lotus glacialis

Lotus glacialis is a small perennial legume from high mountains in southern Spain, grown mainly by alpine enthusiasts for its yellow pea-like flowers. It needs cold winters, good drainage and bright, open conditions.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately in the growing season and let the mix dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining mineral mix with some lime.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters, around -10 °C; struggles in hot, humid summers.
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. Spain (Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Baza)
Climate
temperate

About

Lotus glacialis is a perennial plant in the genus Lotus native to S. Spain (Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Baza).

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 glacialis 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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