How to grow Common Kidneyvetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Full Sun
Very Low

Propagate softwood cutting in summer.

Growing Common Kidneyvetch from seed

Scarifying seed helps. Best sown in Autumn.

Seed Saving Common Kidneyvetch

Dry out quickly In the shade after collection.

How long does Common Kidneyvetch take to grow?

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Common Kidneyvetch Folklore & Trivia

The only food plant for the small blue butterfly larvae.

Traditional medicinal uses of the flower: help healing wounds and ulcer, internal and external; reduce swellings; relieve spasms and detoxify by use of teas, rinses and poultices.

Other names for Common Kidneyvetch

Kidney Vetch, Ladies' Fingers, Woundwort, Stauncewort, Lamb's Toes

Anthyllis vulneraria L.