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Fabaceae
Lotus dorycnium
Lotus dorycnium
Also known as Dorycnium frutescens, Dorycnium pentaphyllum var. implexum, Dorycnium dumulosum, Lotus digitatus
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Mediterranean · Shrublet · Legume · Rock Garden · Drought Adapted · Perennial · Ground Cover · Wildlife Garden · European Native
Lotus dorycnium is a hardy Mediterranean shrublet that thrives in well-drained soils with partial shade, making it suitable for rock gardens and naturalistic plantings. Water moderately and avoid waterlogged conditions, as it is adapted to dry summer conditions. It requires minimal fertilization and benefits from light pruning after flowering to maintain a tidy shape.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to partially dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 10 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Baleares, Corse, France, Italy, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain, Tunisia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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