Meadow Lotus Plant Care
Lotus pedunculatus Cav.
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Lotus pedunculatus, the big trefoil, greater bird's-foot-trefoil or marsh bird's-foot trefoil, is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae).
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How do you care for Meadow Lotus?
Meadow Lotus grows best in full sun.
What Is the Meadow Lotus?
Meadow Lotus (Lotus pedunculatus) belongs to the Fabaceae family within the Lotus genus. Meadow Lotus is also known as Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil, Bog Lotus.
Meadow Lotus displays an aquatic perennial herb growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Meadow Lotus produces showy pink or white flowers.
What Light Does the Meadow Lotus Need?
Meadow Lotus thrives in full sun.
Light Requirement
Full sun
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Meadow Lotus?
Loamy soil with good drainage. Good drainage is essential for Meadow Lotus to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Meadow Lotus?
Repot annually in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Meadow Lotus?
Meadow Lotus can be propagated through seeds, division of rhizomes. Similar propagation techniques also apply to arabian lotus plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Meadow Lotus Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Meadow Lotus, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Meadow Lotus?
Meadow Lotus is susceptible to aphids, leafhoppers, caterpillars. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Meadow Lotus is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Lotus genus — compare its care with other Lotus species on PlantoScan.
Lotus is part of the Fabaceae plant family — browse all Fabaceae genera and species.
Meadow Lotus thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Lotus Species
Other Lotus species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
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- Scientific name & taxonomy: Lotus pedunculatus Cav., family Fabaceae (first published in Icon. 2: 52 (1793)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Meadow Lotus, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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