Crotalaria cunninghamii Seeds | Green Birdflower
LATIN NAME: Crotalaria cunninghamii
COMMON NAME: Green Birdflower
Plant Profile
Crotalaria cunninghamii, better known as Green Birdflower, is a spreading, perennial in the pea family. Green birdflower is velvet one of warm garden, and green, pea-like flowers cluster like small birds on the stem. Plant is a fine, bold presence of warm garden and study border. It is a plant of open, sunny, very well-drained ground. Gardeners value it precisely for this blend of qualities.
Science & Biotechnology
As part of the pea family, Crotalaria cunninghamii contributes to research on plant classification and adaptation, while nurseries and gardeners continue to trial it for cultivation. From a research perspective, species of this kind are valuable material for work on propagation and on the selection of uniform lines.
Uses & Benefits
Green Birdflower works well in borders, containers and dedicated beds. Green birdflower is a fine, bold plant of warm garden and study border. Dense clusters of bright green, pea-like flowers open through summer, drawing bees and small birds, and inflated pods follow through the season. It has been written up in horticultural and botanical papers for green clusters and nitrogen ways, and it is a fine, bold plant of open, sunny, very well-drained garden. A plant that has settled in will get along with only routine care.
Rattlepods are soil-building green manures that fix nitrogen and suppress nematodes; they contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, so they are field improvers, never forage or food.
Growing from Seed
Green Birdflower is one of those generous plants that come along well from seed. Scatter the seed evenly over a loose seed compost, cover to no more than its own depth, and keep the pot moist and bright. Grow the youngsters on steadily in pots until well rooted, then move them to their final positions.
Our Take
Green Birdflower earns its space through character rather than fuss. Minor errors in timing or watering rarely cost the grower the crop.
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