Lotus corniculatus
BIRD'S FOOT TREFOIL, CROW TOES
Fabaceae-Faboideae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.2m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

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Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: early spring to early summer

Leaves: mid green
 
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Lotus corniculatus
BIRD'S FOOT TREFOIL, CROW TOES
Fabaceae-Faboideae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.2m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: early spring to early summer

Leaves: mid green


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean & oriental designs

Uses: groundcovers

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: butterfly attracting, bee attracting



HAZARDS

Weed Potential: cool areas

Ingestion dangers: bark, bulb, fruit, green fruit, leaves, roots, sap, seeds, stems (all)






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