Buck Lotus

Hosackia crassifolia

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© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Yellow, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Big Deervetch

Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia

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© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Otay Mtn. Lotus

Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis

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Copyright © 2010 Anna Bennett

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Flower Color: Purple, Cream
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Seaside Bird's Foot Trefoil

Hosackia gracilis

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© 2009 tomhilton

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Woolly Bird's-foot Trefoil

Hosackia incana

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Copyright © 2004 George W. Hartwell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Streambank Lotus

Hosackia oblongifolia

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Standing

Copper-flowered Bird's-foot Trefoil

Hosackia oblongifolia var. cuprea

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Orange
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrow-leaved Lotus

Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia

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Copyright © 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Meadow Birdsfoot Trefoil

Hosackia pinnata

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Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rosy Birdsfoot Trefoil

Hosackia rosea

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Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Balsam Birdsfoot Trefoil

Hosackia stipularis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hosackia stipularis var. ottleyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Balsam Bird's-foot Trefoil

Hosackia stipularis var. stipularis

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Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Yolla Bolly Mtns. Bird's Foot Trefoil

Hosackia yollabolliensis

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Copyright © 2013 Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade