parrot's beak
Lotus berthelotii
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones10 to 12
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 9 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Parrot's beak (Lotus berthelotii) is a perennial for containers, rock gardens, and borders. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer tend to pass it by. Its silver foliage trails in a creeping mat and carries red blooms in spring and summer. Hummingbirds and butterflies visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Cape leadwort, Coral plant, and Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunia.
Native range
Canary Islands.