Lotus hirsutus

trefoil

size: 2 litre pot

available to order from summer 2012

£7.99

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• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection)
  
  A small semi-evergreen sub-shrub with grey-green leaves that are covered with lots of fine silvery hairs, and from late summer to early autumn, pea-like flowers. In autumn reddish-brown seed pods develop, creating further interest. Originally from the Mediterranean and Portugal, this plant can cope with drought once established, and associates well with other silver-leaved plants.
  
  
• Garden care: Protect plants in winter from excessive wet and if you live in a colder part of the country, offer protection from hard frosts too.