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Red Flash Trefoil

Red Flash Trefoil

LOTUS maculatus 'Red Flash'

Blooms Spring through Summer
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Common Name(s)
Trefoil, Parrot's Beak
Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
6"–1'
Max Spread
12"-18"
Special Features
Ground cover
Garden Design Role
Ground cover
Bloom Season
Spring, Summer
Lifespan
Annual
Growing Habit
Ground cover
Drought Resistance
Moderate drought resistance
Bloom Color
Orange, Red
Foliage Color
Green, Silver
Stem Color
Green, Silver, Purple/Black
Themes
Fire, Confetti, Sunset
Genus
Lotus
Family
Fabaceae
Ship Size
4"

Red Flash Trefoil pours narrow, thread-fine silver-green leaves over the rim of a pot, then hangs clusters of beaked red-orange flowers along the trailing stems in spring and summer. It ships as a live 4-inch plant.

Lotus maculatus 'Red Flash' is a spiller with a spine: the cool silver foliage carries the display even between flushes of bloom, which is more than most trailing annuals manage. Use it in sunny hanging baskets and mixed containers, let it run down a low wall, or plant a drift as a loose seasonal ground cover. It looks best beside something hot — bronze foliage, orange or deep red — and it was made for terracotta.

Grower's note: Pinch the tips in spring for fuller branching, give it sharp drainage, and let the soil dry partway down between waterings without pushing it into real drought stress.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Water: Keep moist
  • Mature Size: 6"–1' tall × 12"-18" wide
  • Bloom Season: Spring, Summer
  • Lifespan: Perennial in zones 10–11 — grown as an annual in colder zones
  • Hardiness Zones: 10–11
  • Special: Ground cover

Every plant is grown on until it is basket-ready and guaranteed to arrive healthy.

Red Flash Trefoil