Birdsfoot Trefoil
$4.00
(Lotus corniculatus)
(Not germination tested – 2023 seed.) Perennial flower in the legume family. Beautiful little yellow flowers. Some pollinators appreciate it and it fixes nitrogen, but it is not native and can outperform native species in some conditions – invasive in some areas. Useful for erosion control/ground cover, recovering heavily degraded soils, and as nutritious livestock feed. 4000 seeds/packet.
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Sow on surface or up to 1/4”/1/2cm deep in early spring or late summer (needs some good moisture to start, so not midsummer). Can frost seed basically whenever snow is gone in late winter/early spring. Can grow in really poor soil – good at scavenging moisture and providing its own nitrogen.