Light
Full sun to bright light
AtHomeGrower Plant Facts
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Birdsfoot Trefoil is a cool-season nitrogen-fixing legume cover crop added to Fill My Space, Plant Facts, Zones, and Plant Care.
Soil mixture
Well-drained soil with moderate fertility and good seed-to-soil contact
Soil moisture
Keep evenly moist while establishing, then maintain steady growth moisture
When to chop or terminate
Terminate before seed set, then use the residue as mulch, compost input, or green manure.
Use in the garden
Perennial low-growing legume for living soil cover
Plant Diagnoser notes
Watch for yellowing leaves, brown tips, weak growth, pest residue, and soil that stays wet too long. Match symptoms against watering, light, soil drainage, airflow, and pest pressure.
Fill My Space tags
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