Woolly Lotus

Woolly lotus is a native legume also known by the common name Heermann’s bird’s-foot trefoil.

It is a mat-forming perennial herb that spreads with straight stems along the ground and grows 1 – 5 ft in length.

It is referred to as ‘woolly’ because it is covered in fuzzy little leaflets. The flower clusters bloom throughout spring and summer with petals that are a sunny shade of yellow and often have dark pink, orange, or reddish lobes, giving it a flame-like appearance.

This species goes dormant in late summer/fall, so it would be a lovely choice for a vine-like ground cover in an informal setting where it can come and go with the seasons.

Lifeform:

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate

Soil: Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Ground Cover