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Trifolium repens (White clover)

Other names: Common clover, Clover grass, Creeping clover, Dutch clover, Gowan , Honey stalks, Honeysuckle grass, Lamb's suckling, Shamrock, Sheep's gowan

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Species
T. repens is a vigorous, mat-forming, rhizomatous perennial bearing palmate leaves divided into three oval, sometimes marked, mid-green leaflets. Dense, rounded racemes of small, pea-like, sometimes pink-flushed, white flowers bloom in late spring and throughout summer.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.15 m 0.45 m 2-5 years
0 ft 1 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained, preferably neutral soil in sun. Suitable for use as a green manure, a forage plant, a bee attractant, or added to lawn seed mixes for areas where grass does not grow well alone.

Suggested uses

Ground Cover, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Garden edging, Lawn, Bees (attract & feed bees), Green manure

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Sunset zone

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Inappropriate
South Coastal = High
South Inland = High
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Mat-forming, Spreading

Native to

Europe, Great Britain, Western Asia, Eastern Africa, Central Asia, Northwestern Africa

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Cut back hard in summer if foliage gets untidy. If grown as a green manure, chop the leaves back and leave to wilt. Two weeks prior to planting, dig the wilted plants into the top 25cm of soil.

Propagation methods

Seed, Division

Propagation

To grow as a green manure, sow seeds in late summer or autumn in rows or broadcast across the soil. Rake into the surface.

Pests

Generally pest free.

Diseases

Generally disease free.

Divide and replant clumps in autumn or early spring

Sow seed in situ

Dig bean plants into the soil when crop is over

Persistent hoeing to weaken weeds

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (autumn or spring)

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

Sow seeds in a cold frame in spring

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Trifolium rubens 'Frosty Feathers'
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Trifolium rubens 'Frosty Feathers' Ruddy clover 'Frosty Feathers'
Trifolium repens 'Isabella'
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Trifolium repens 'Isabella' White clover 'Isabella'
Trifolium rubens 'Red Feathers'
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Trifolium rubens 'Red Feathers' Ruddy clover 'Red Feathers'
Trifolium rubens 'Peach Pink'
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