Produces it's own nitrogen and often called a 'green manure', great forage source rated higher than alfalfa. Not to mention the bees and ...Read Moreother beneficial insects love it. I have it growing in my lawn and love the bright flowers and lush foliage in spring to mid summer. Yes, it's moderately invasive so plant it where you can let it be.
It grows better in my lawn than the grass does and stays shortish I have a lawn with no shade at all and mostly sand. I have read that th...Read Moreis plant may be poisonous.
(Hanmer) Sudbury, ON (Zone 4a) | January 2010 | negative
I planted this in the front of my flower bed, expecting it to stay low to the ground.....it did NOT....infact, it attempted to take over ...Read Morethe entire flower bed....tried cutting it back some bu,t it still went rampent..needless to say, I yanked it all out.....very fast growing....blooms nice flowers......
Saint Cloud, MN (Zone 4b) | November 2007 | negative
Considered invasive by the MN DNR
From their website....
"Ecological Threat:
Birdsfoot trefoil forms dense mats chok...Read Moreing and shading out most other vegetation.
It grows best in the Midwest and is most problematic in prairies and disturbed open areas, such as roadsides.
Prescribed burns increase seed germination making it troublesome in native prairies.
This European species has been introduced to the U.S. and Canada for livestock forage and erosion control along roadsides. It is still sold commercially. "
This is in bloom EVERYWHERE here now. It attracts attention by the side of the road, and we see it when we go bike riding. I want to di...Read Moreg up a cluster of it for my Ohio wildflower garden.
I grew this from seed this year. Each one of my plants are currently 3 feet wide. It didn't flower much or produce seeds. So hopefully mo...Read Morere flowers next season.
The name Birdsfoot Trefoil for this plant is because the group of seed pods can resemble a birds foot. Although the flowers occur in grou...Read Moreps of about 7, not all develop seed pods and there are frequently three slender pods joined at their base, resembling a bird's foot, with three long toes.
Has lance shaped, hairy or hairless, mid-dark green leaflets borne in 5s, the upper 3 le...Read Moreaflets are separated from the lower 2 by short stems. Bears small, pea shaped, yellow to reddish yellow flowers which become darker with age. The seed pods are shiny, lance shaped and black when ripe.
Flowers April - September
Likes a well drained soil in full sun.
This chap can become invasive and will escape into the wild from the garden, so be careful of introducing it to the garden especially where no other L. corniculatus are present.
Produces it's own nitrogen and often called a 'green manure', great forage source rated higher than alfalfa. Not to mention the bees and ...Read More
It grows better in my lawn than the grass does and stays shortish I have a lawn with no shade at all and mostly sand. I have read that th...Read More
I planted this in the front of my flower bed, expecting it to stay low to the ground.....it did NOT....infact, it attempted to take over ...Read More
Considered invasive by the MN DNR
From their website....
"Ecological Threat:
Birdsfoot trefoil forms dense mats chok...Read More
I just dug up a part of this plant growing by the side of the road. I am putting it in my garden because it's beautiful & seems to be hardy to PA.
This is in bloom EVERYWHERE here now. It attracts attention by the side of the road, and we see it when we go bike riding. I want to di...Read More
I grew this from seed this year. Each one of my plants are currently 3 feet wide. It didn't flower much or produce seeds. So hopefully mo...Read More
The name Birdsfoot Trefoil for this plant is because the group of seed pods can resemble a birds foot. Although the flowers occur in grou...Read More
A creeping perennial from Europe.
Has lance shaped, hairy or hairless, mid-dark green leaflets borne in 5s, the upper 3 le...Read More