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Common Bird's-foot is a native Irish wildflower, also known as Crobh éin. A low-growing spreading perennial growing to only 10cm tall. The yellow, pea-family flowers are held in an umbel of 2-7 flowers and are sometimes streaked with red or orange. Flowering from May to September, the flowers are followed by seedpods which resemble a bird’s foot, hence the common name. The flowers are loved by bees and butterflowers and it is the main larval foodplant for the Common Blue butterfly.
In the wild, Bird’s-Foot Trefoil is found in sandy or short grassy places as well as roadsides. In the garden it would like well-drained soil in full sun.
Ideal companions include wildflowers such as Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw), Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious), and Prunella vulgaris (Self-heal). As a nitrogen-fixer, it supports the growth of neighbouring meadow plants.
Common Bird's-foot is a native Irish wildflower, also known as Crobh éin. A low-growing spreading perennial growing to only 10cm tall. The yellow, pea-family flowers are held in an umbel of 2-7 flowers and are sometimes streaked with red or orange. Flowering from May to September, the flowers are followed by seedpods which resemble a bird’s foot, hence the common name. The flowers are loved by bees and butterflowers and it is the main larval foodplant for the Common Blue butterfly.
In the wild, Bird’s-Foot Trefoil is found in sandy or short grassy places as well as roadsides. In the garden it would like well-drained soil in full sun.
Ideal companions include wildflowers such as Galium verum (Lady's Bedstraw), Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious), and Prunella vulgaris (Self-heal). As a nitrogen-fixer, it supports the growth of neighbouring meadow plants.