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Bird’s-foot Trefoil - Wildlife-Friendly Native (Peat-Free Super Plugs & 9cm Pots)

Name: Bird’s-foot Trefoil - Wildlife-Friendly Native (Peat-Free Super Plugs & 9cm Pots) - Wild Your Garden
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Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is one of the UK’s most valuable native wildflowers for wildlife. Its cheerful yellow blooms - sometimes tinged with red - appear from late spring to early autumn and provide vital nectar for a range of bees, butterflies, and day-flying moths.

It’s a key larval food plant for several butterfly species, including the Common Blue, Dingy Skipper, and Green Hairstreak, as well as the Six-spot Burnet moth. That makes it not just beautiful, but ecologically powerful.

Low-growing and easy to maintain, Bird’s-foot Trefoil is perfect for wildflower meadows, grass verges, sunny rockeries, and even gravel or green roof schemes. It thrives in poor soil and helps improve it by fixing nitrogen, boosting long-term plant health naturally.

Our plants are grown 100% peat-free, supporting responsible horticulture that protects wild habitats and the creatures who depend on them.

Why choose Bird’s-foot Trefoil?

Supports bees, butterflies, moths & other pollinators
Essential larval food plant for many UK species
Blooms from May to September
Ideal for sunny, dry or low-fertility areas
Low-growing, good for meadows or lawns
Fixes nitrogen and improves soil structure
Native UK wildflower, grown peat-free

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🪴 Available Sizes

Peat-Free Super Plugs: Sold in sets of 8, 16, 32, or 48
Or mix in our Super Plug Bespoke Pack for more variety.
9cm Pots: Available individually

As always, Wild Your Garden customers receive free planting advice from our founder Joel Ashton, expert in naturalistic wildlife gardening and pond/meadow creation.

Joel says...

“Bird’s-foot Trefoil is one of the best-value wildflowers out there for wildlife. It’s low-growing, long-blooming, and packed with ecological benefit. If you want butterflies and bees in your garden, get this planted - it really is that simple.”

Peat-Free Matters

Our super plug plants and 9cm pots are grown using a peat-free compost blend to protect wild peatlands and the species that depend on them. Choosing peat-free supports butterflies, amphibians, and carbon-rich habitats under threat. Together we make a difference.

Additional information

Sun Preference	Sun either Partial or Full
Soil Preference	Most Soils OK
Suitable for	Requires well drained soil and a sunny position.
Attracts	Loved by Bumble Bees
Flowering season	May onwards
Flowering colour	Yellow/Orange
Eventual height	15cm-25cm
Product Size	Super Plugs, 9cm Pot