Parrot's beak

One of the most dramatic plants for spilling over the sides of containers, lotus bears soft, silvery foliage and bold, lobster-clawlike flowers in shades of orange, red, and yellow. Many lotus varieties bloom best in spring or fall as cool nighttime temperatures encourage blooms. In warm-winter areas, lotus is a striking evergreen perennial groundcover. It grows best in full sun with well-drained soil.

Light:

Sun

Zones:

10-11

Plant Type:

Annual,Perennial

Plant Height:

To 8 inches tall

Plant Width:

To 2 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders,Privacy,Slopes,Groundcover

Special Features:

Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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'Amazon Sunset' parrot's beak

Lotus 'Amazon Sunset' blooms more frequently than most other parrot's beak varieties. It bears orange-red flowers.
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Garden Plans

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Deckside Container-Garden Plan

Plant It With

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Angelonia

Richly colored angelonia flowers look beautiful against a backdrop of silvery foliage. The contrast between the orange parrot's beak blooms and the purple angelonia is great, too.

Gerbera daisy

Give gerbera daisy an even more refined look by pairing it with parrot's beak.

Lisianthus

Lisianthus is beautiful on its own, but it looks amazing when it rises from a carpet of parrot's beak foliage.

Propagation

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Stem Cuttings