Also known as 'Eggs & Bacon'.
A low-growing native British wildflower of grasslands and meadows. The leaves are a food source for a range of caterpillars (including the common blue and green hairstreak) while the flowers are popular with bees.
It grows to up to 25cm tall and 50cm across in full sun and a well-drained soil. Don't add any compost or similar when you plant this one as it doesn't like high nitrogen. It produces pea-like yellow and orange flowers from May to September.
Bird's foot trefoil / Lotus corniculatus
Position: Lawn / Flower border / Container providing the soil/compost is not too rich/fertile
Flowering months: May_/ Jun / Jul / Aug / Sep
Light: Full sun
Soil: Loam / Chalk / Sand
Tested in our local soil (t.i.o.l.s.): Yes (but avoid heavy clay)
Drainage: Well drained
Life Cycle: Perennial (lives for many years)
Hardiness: Fully hardy (in Bristol winters)
Over Winter: Partially dies back (semi-evergreen)