Lotus vine plant has bright sunset hues and amazing flowers. Also known as parrot’s beak, this little plant is an excellent summer container filler and adaptive as a trailing or border plant. It may be used as a summer annual in the warmer regions.
Lotus berthelotii is a tender tropical plant from the Canary and Cape Verde Islands and Tenerife. It makes an excellent summer container annual. The plant tends to trail and individual tendrils may get up to a foot or more long. The flowers arrive in the cooler seasons of spring and early summer and most plants go dormant when temperatures begin to soar. Plants grown outside will succumb when temperatures drop below 45F (7C).