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Cow Vetch, also known as Blue Vetch or Tufted Vetch, is common along roadsides and fields. Blooming from May to August, these pretty purplish-blue, pea-shaped flowers grow in bunches of 10-40, along a long-stalked, one-sided spike. The flowers are 10-12 mm long. A member of the Pea family, its nectar is ideal for bees and butterflies.
Introduced from Europe, Cow Vetch grows to 60 – 90 cm, with 8 to 12 pairs of leaflets, ending in branched tendrils. These tendrils curl around the closest plant for support and growth. Its stem and leaves are velvety-hairy.
Cow Vetch leaves, flowers and seeds are a delicacy for many pet birds.
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