Pink Sainfoin {Onobrychis viciifolia} Showy Blooms | High Nectar | Cutting Heirloom | Self seeding annial | 50+ seeds
Tall nitrogen-fixing perennial legume with hollow, succulent stems
and pink-striped flowers. Large, deep branching taproot and fine
lateral roots. Drought tolerant and winter hardy. Low salt tolerance.
Intolerant of high water tables and wet soils; long-lived on dryland
when managed properly. Matures faster than Alfalfa (Medicago sativa),
providing early spring forage. Quickly gaining popularity as a non-bloat
forage alternative to alfalfa. Extremely palatable and highly nutritious;
digestibility equal to alfalfa. Use for hay, pasture, rangeland or silage,
alone or with grasses. Also use for wildlife habitat enhancement and food
plots for elk, deer, pheasant and sage-grouse. Superior honey plant to
alfalfa. Not invasive or weedy.