Birdsfoot Trefoil LEO

Lotus corniculatus L.

Low growing birdsfoot trefoil variety used for pasture and reclamation purposes

  • Provides excellent livestock forage
  • Good yields
  • Very good seedling vigor
  • Excellent for erosion control on strip mines and landfills
  • Good winter hardiness
  • Adapted to areas with higher moisture
  • High flood tolerance
  • Likes full sun
  • Moderately tolerates drought
  • Has anthelmintic effect for ruminants

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam


Recommended sowing rate: 12 kg/ha

Recommended sowing rate when growing for green manure: 14 kg/ha