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Lotus hirsutus syn. Dorycnium hirsutum
One of my favourite plant names! And the plant itself is just as cute! This is a low-growing semi-evergreen sub-shrub in the Fabaceae family (sub-family Papilionaceae), native to the Mediterranean from Portugal to Turkey and as far south as northern Africa. This is a very ornamental foliage plant with arched branches of fuzzy silver leaves, forming a spreading mound growing up to 50 centimetres in height when in flower. These blooms are pinkish-red with white veins and form throughout summer, with up to ten flowers in dense rounded heads. They are very attractive to bees. The flowers are followed by cylindrical reddish brown seed pods.
Although native to dry grasslands, hairy canary clover is suitable for many difficult areas such as rock gardens, dry stone walls and stony slopes in full sun. It features in the famous Beth Chatto dry gardens in Essex. It also makes a good container plant. Plants are frost, drought and fire resistant. Although of lower forage value than lucerne, they have been identified as having the potential to be integrated into summer dry agricultural systems as a source of nutritional forage when little or no other feed is available.
11cm pot. Certified organic plant.
Freight: full list of freight and packing charges
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N.B. Shipping costs are added AFTER you have placed your order, you will then be emailed an invoice with bank details.
Smallest box rate:
This can fit up to 9 plants in 9cm pots.
Shipping a single tree can be expensive. We may be able to fit more in the box for the same price! See our shipping rates for single and multi tree boxes.
Combining sizes?
No problem, we will work out the best rate for you once you’ve placed your order.
Jo has a passion for growing herbs but is not a qualified herbalist and has no medical background.
We are lucky to have Patricia Beagle working here at times, who is qualified, and some of her advice does appear on these pages, but herbs act differently for different people and can interact with other medicines. We therefore always recommend that you consult with your own qualified health-care practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing or on any medications.
Kahikatea Farm cannot take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of the plants or a plant not having the effect it is reputed to have.
