🌿 Clover (White)

Trifolium repens

herbs perennial legume / groundcover Fabaceae

Clover (White) plant photo

☀️ Sun

full sun to partial shade

💧 Water

moderate (drought-tolerant once established)

🗺️ Zones

3, 10

🧪 Soil pH

6.0, 7.0

🪴 Soil Type

loam to clay; tolerates wide range including compacted

🚿 Drainage

moist but well-drained; tolerates occasional wet

📏 Spacing

4, 6 inches (broadcast seeded for living mulch)

📐 Height

4, 8 inches

⏱️ Maturity

60, 90 days (perennial, established within first season)

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (8)

Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators

Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators

Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators

Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators

Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators

Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators

🤝 Strawberry

Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators

Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

Onions, garlic, and leeks are inhibited by clover's dense mat growth; alliums prefer bare soil around their bulbs for proper formation.

Beets need open soil for root expansion; clover matting crowds beet roots causing stunted, misshapen development.

Clover's dense surface roots compete with carrot taproots for space and moisture; can cause forked carrots.

📝 Growing Notes

World-class nitrogen fixer , fixes 100-200 lbs nitrogen per acre annually through Rhizobium symbiosis. Outstanding living mulch: suppresses weeds, retains soil moisture, prevents erosion. Attracts bees and beneficial insects heavily. White clover (Trifolium repens) spreads by stolons , excellent permanent groundcover. Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is taller, biennial/short-lived perennial with deeper taproot. Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) is a showy winter annual. All fix nitrogen. 'Dutch White' and 'New Zealand White' are low-growing lawn alternatives.

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