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Lotus maritimus
Asparagus Trefoil · Dragon's Teeth · Square-Podded Bird's Foot Trefoil · Winged pea
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
5–35 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 5–9
Click count
15
Observations
633
Description
Source: leafsnapLotus maritimus is a species of plant in the legume family, native to Europe, Africa and temperate Asia. It is one of several species known as dragon's teeth.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–35°C
Ideal temperature: 5–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Lotus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-9
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 40 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 49 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 3.05 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Summer
- Native Area
- Turkey, Austria, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Morocco, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Estonia, Albania, Algeria, Romania, France
Tags (7)
Common Names (4)
en Asparagus Trefoil
en Dragon's Teeth
en Square-Podded Bird's Foot Trefoil
en Winged pea