Hornwort (Lotus corniculatus) 10g, ~8300 seeds

Description

Hornwort(Lotus corniculatus) is a great pollinator-attracting, nitrogen-fixing butterfly plant, which is also the food plant for many of our butterfly species. It can be used as a soil amendment, but its long flowering period also makes it very valuable to many of our butterflies and bumblebees. Its small size also makes it a great addition to pollinator-attracting turf associations.

Features: 

• other names: kerep
• Latin name: Lotus corniculatus
• family: fabaceae
• life cycle: perennial
• flowering period: june- september
• size: 5-20 cm
• soil: average
• growing area: sunny, shady
• other: nitrogen bomb, inedible
• seeds origin: Hungary
• pollination factor: 10/10

Recommended application rate: 1-2g/m²

In fact, you can sow them at any time from spring to autumn in prepared ground or between grass. Soak the seeds for 12 hours before sowing. Cover the seeds with soil (this step can be skipped if you are sowing in a lawn). Sprinkle them with water. Keep the soil moist for the first 1-2 weeks. Perennials through spring sowing will not flower until next year (rarely late summer), and autumn sowing the following year. Enjoy the spectacle!