Cockshead Sainfoin
Onobrychis caput-galli
- Native to:
- Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Sicilia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe
Jerzy Strzelecki,Paul Taubert (en.wikipedia.org),Plantsurfer,United States. Bureau of Plant Industry,Botanicheskiĭ sad (Akademi︠︡ia nauk SSSR : Leningrad, R.S.F.S.R) Fischer, F. E. L Meyer, C. A. (Charles Aloysius), 1909- n 80032575 Trautvetter, E. R,Jardin botanique de la ville de Bordeaux.,National Plant Materials Center (U.S.),Herder, Ferdinand Gottfried von., Fischer, F. E. L. (Friedrich Ernst Ludwig), 1782-1854 Meyer, Carl Anton, 1795-1855 Trautvetter, E. R. von (Ernst Rudolph), 1809-1889 Avé-Lallemant, Julius Leopold Eduard, 1803-1867 Regel, E. (Eduard), 1815-1892 Imperators,Alwin Berger,Baldinger, Ernst Gottfried, 1738-1804,Universita?t Wien.,Grönberg, Lars Timon
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Onobrychis
- Species:
- Onobrychis caput-galli
- USDA Symbol:
- ONCA3
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- apr,may,jun
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- dry, rocky, well-drained soil
- pH:
- 6.0 - 8.0 (neutral to slightly alkaline)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- dry to moderate
- Notes:
- native to Mediterranean regions with calcareous soils