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Fabaceae
Medicago brachycarpa
Medicago brachycarpa
Also known as Trigonella brachycarpa, Melissitus brachycarpus, Medicago brachyloba, Pocockia glomerata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Legume · Perennial · Fabaceae · Medicago · Groundcover · Part Shade · Nitrogen Fixing · Middle East Native · Flowering
Medicago brachycarpa is a fast-growing perennial legume best suited to outdoor garden beds with partial shade and average moisture. Water regularly to maintain consistent soil moisture, avoiding prolonged dry periods. As a member of the pea family, it benefits from nitrogen-fixing soil conditions and minimal fertilization.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 18 in
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Iraq, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Transcaucasus, Turkey
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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