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.
