Lotus includes a variety of plants that can be classified as annuals, perennials, deciduous, or evergreen shrubs. They feature either simple or compound leaves, and their flowers resemble those of peas, appearing either individually or in clusters.

Lotus

Lotus 'Fire Vine' is a tender perennial characterized by its sprawling stems that can reach up to 1 meter in length. The plant features slender, silver-grey foliage, with leaves measuring around 2 centimeters. During the spring and early summer months, it showcases orange blooms that are 3 centimeters long, accented by distinctive red tips and resembling the shape of lobster claws.

Lotus 'Fire Vine'

Lotus 'Gold Flash'

Lotus 'Red Flash'

Lotus angustissimus

Lotus angustissimus subsp. hispidus

Lotus arabicus

Lotus arenarius

Lotus australis

Lotus azoricus

Lotus berthelotii is a low-growing, evergreen subshrub that reaches up to 20 cm tall. It features slender, silver-grey leaves and produces vibrant, orange-red flowers in pairs during the spring and early summer months.

Lotus berthelotii

Lotus berthelotii 'Orange Flash'

Lotus berthelotii Kew form

Lotus berthelotii is a low-growing evergreen sub-shrub that reaches up to 20 cm tall. Its silvery foliage is palmately divided into slender segments. In spring and summer, it produces vibrant, beak-shaped flowers measuring 3-4 cm.

Lotus berthelotii deep red-flowered

Lotus callis-viridis

Lotus commutatus

Lotus conimbricensis

Lotus corniculatus is a perennial plant that typically grows to a height of around 20 cm. Its foliage consists of clusters of five leaflets, featuring a pair of leaflets positioned beneath a trio at the tip. From late spring through early autumn, it produces yellow pea-like flowers that arise from red-tinged buds. The plant also develops elongated, narrow seed pods. It serves as a valuable nectar source for bees and provides food for the larvae of certain moth species.

Lotus corniculatus

Lotus corniculatus 'Altus'PBR

Lotus corniculatus 'Cruz del Sur'PBR

Lotus corniculatus 'Emlyn'

Lotus corniculatus 'Giallas'

Lotus corniculatus 'Plenus' (d)

Lotus corniculatus 'Stephen Jackson'

Lotus corniculatus var. crassifolius

Lotus creticus

Lotus cytisoides

Lotus cytisoides subsp. cytisoides

Lotus delortii

Lotus dorycnium

Lotus edulis

Lotus emeroides

Lotus eremiticus

Lotus formosissimus

Lotus germanicus

Lotus glaber

Lotus glareosus

Lotus graecus

Lotus herbaceus

Lotus herbaceus subsp. gracilis

Lotus hirsutus is a semi-evergreen sub-shrub that typically reaches up to 80 cm in height. It features small, softly hairy foliage and produces clusters of pale pink pea-like flowers during the summer and autumn months.

Lotus hirsutus

Lotus hirsutus 'Brimstone' (v)

Lotus hirsutus 'Fréjorgues' is a semi-evergreen sub-shrub that reaches approximately 40cm in height, characterized by a bushy, spreading growth form. Its stems are adorned with small, softly hairy, grey-green foliage. In summer, the plant produces clusters of diminutive, white, pea-shaped flowers at the tips of the stems, which are succeeded by glossy, reddish-brown seeds.

Lotus hirsutus 'Fréjorgues'

Lotus hirsutus 'Lois' is a semi-evergreen sub-shrub that typically reaches about 40cm in height. It has a bushy, spreading growth habit and features small, softly hairy leaves that are grey-green in color, arranged along the stems. In summer, clusters of small white flowers, lightly touched with pink, bloom at the stem tips, eventually giving way to glossy red-brown seeds.

Lotus hirsutus 'Lois'

Lotus hirsutus 'Silver Mist'

Lotus hirsutus Little Boy Blue ('Lisbob'PBR)

Lotus hirsutus dwarf

Lotus hirsutus var. italica

Lotus holosericeus

Lotus jacobaeus

Lotus kunkelii

Lotus lancerottensis

Lotus maculatus

Lotus maritimus is a perennial plant that typically grows close to the ground, featuring stems that can extend up to 30 cm in length, either spreading or rising slightly. Its foliage consists of a bluish-green hue and is composed of five oval leaflets, arranged with three positioned upright and two that wrap around the stem. In late spring and early summer, this plant produces pale yellow flowers resembling those of peas at the ends of its stems.

Lotus maritimus

Lotus mascaensis

Lotus mearnsii

Lotus ornithopodioides

Lotus parviflorus

Lotus pedunculatus is a perennial plant native to moist environments, reaching heights of up to 30 cm. It features robust stems and dark green foliage made up of leaflets. During spring and early summer, it produces clusters of large, bright yellow flowers that resemble peas, arranged in racemes.