Birdsfoot Trefoil — Flowers

Lotus corniculatus

Full sun, light watering — hardy anywhere in the UK.

Photograph of Birdsfoot Trefoil — iNaturalist / GBIF

Sow: Apr
Plant out: May
In flower: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Sun: Full sun
Water: Low
Difficulty: Easy
Hardiness: H7
Season: spring,summer,autumn
Height: 10–50 cm
Spacing: 50 cm
Pets: Safe around pets
Bee friendly: Bee friendly
Native: Native

Grows well with

Cabbage — A low carpet of trefoil around your cabbages hides the plants from cabbage root fly, which hunts by sight.Cauliflower — A low carpet of trefoil around your cauliflowers hides the plants from cabbage root fly, which hunts by sight.

Growing notes

Grows to 0.1-0.5 metres. Space about 10-50cm apart. In flower May-Sep.