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Krylov's Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus krylovii

Also called Krylov's Trefoil, Krylov's Birdsfoot Trefoil

Krylov's Bird's Foot Trefoil
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0

Lotus krylovii is a small temperate perennial or annual legume from Central Asia and eastern Europe, grown mainly as a wild-type or rock-garden plant with small yellow pea-like flowers. Give it full sun and well-drained soil, and it is a low-maintenance choice.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cold temperate climates; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Ukraine to Mongolia and Pakistan
Climate
temperate

About

Lotus krylovii is a plant in the genus Lotus ranging from SE Ukraine to Mongolia and Pakistan.

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 krylovii 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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