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Yellow Clover (Black Medick - Medicago lupulina) Seed
Yellow Clover/Black Medick (Medicago lupulina) is an annual clover with a low growing growth habit. Very good ground cover and undersown green manure. Great bee/pollinator plant. Suitable for dry areas. Conventional untreated seed. Price is per kg. More details below.
Sow Months: April-SeptField Rate: 10-20kg/ha (Depending on objective)Horticulture Rate: 1kg covers 400m² as a cover crop or 1,000m² undersowedYELLOW CLOVER/BLACK MEDIC Seed
Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of dry grassland belonging to the legume or clover family. Plants of the genus Medicago, or bur clovers, are closely related to the true clovers (Trifolium) and sweet clover (Melilotus). Like the true clovers, black medick has three leaflets and a small, yellow flower closely resembling those of lesser trefoil.
Black medick is one of the flowers used to make honey. It is frequently found in natural pastures, and may be planted in order to create artificial meadows, especially on dry land. The presence of black medick in large concentrations as a lawn weed may indicate that the soil is poor in nitrogen. However, because black medick and other clovers fix nitrogen in the soil, this deficiency can improve over time due to the presence of these plants.
Black medick is sometimes used as a fodder plant. Its hardiness and ability to grow in poor soils, as well as its tendency to fix nitrogen in the soil, make black medick a good choice for pasturage, although its fodder value is limited. It is grazed by sheep but is not very palatable to cattle.
- Very suitable for undersowing cereal crops at 5kg/ha.
- Will self seed readily.
Persistence | 1 Year (Not Winter Hardy) |
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Single Variety or Mix | Single Variety |
Special Features | Nitrogen Fixing, Suitable for Grazing, Pollen & Nectar Rich Flowers |
Brassicas | No |
Grasses | No |