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Black Medick

Medicago lupulina

Black Medick

Black Medick is a sprawling plant with small trifoliate leaves and clusters of little yellow flowers...

Plant height
20—80cm
Position
Sunny
Soil
Dry
Flowering times
April—September

Volume discounts

50 - 140
-£1.20
150 +
-£3.30
£8.90 for 10
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Black Medick is a sprawling plant with small trifoliate leaves and clusters of little yellow flowers.  The seed pods become black when they are ripe. 

It is a feature of flowering lawns and prefers well drained, calcareous soils. 

Black Medick is a foodplant of the Common Blue butterfly.

A small number of plants are available at the moment.