Kidney Vetch Seeds – Anthyllis vulneraria

Long flowering with woolly clusters of yellow and orange blooms, kidney vetch is the sole larval foodplant of the small blue butterfly and a valuable food source for beetle and moth larvae. Pair with Wild Red Clover to provide ground cover at the edges of garden borders or plant with herbs and vegetables in kitchen garden planting to entice pollinating insects.

An infusion of dried or fresh flower heads can be taken as a spring tonic or used to relieve symptoms of constipation. The young leaves and ‘pea shoots’ can be used as a garnish and in salads.

The Kidney Vetch seeds in this pack can be sown in seed trays or sown directly into a pot or onto bare soil in your garden border.