Really Wild Flowers

Marsh Birdsfoot Trefoil

Lotus pedunculatus

Marsh, or Greater, Birdsfoot Trefoil has yellow pea-like flowers, often with red or orange markings.

Plant height

40—100cm

Position

Sunny, Semi-shade

Soil

Damp

Food source

Nectar, Larval

Flowering times

June—August

Volume discounts

50 - 140

-£1.20

150 +

-£3.90

£8.90 for 10

Qty 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200

 

Full description

Marsh, or Greater, Birdsfoot Trefoil has yellow pea-like flowers, often with red or orange markings.  It is a perennial plant found in damp grassy meadows, open woodland and alongside streams and ditches. 

It is a butterfly nectar source and a foodplant of the Wood White, Common Blue and Dingy Skipper butterflies.