Flowers
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover or Meadow Clover. Good nitrogen fixing, great nectar source for bees from spring to autumn, including carder bees, honey bees and bumblebees.
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Position
- Full sun
- Height
- 30cm
- Spread
- 20cm
Growing calendar
JFMAMJJASOND
Sow outdoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Sow direct Mar-May or Aug-Sep when ground conditions are favourable, preferably with some rain forecast. Can be used in meadow areas. Makes a great cover crop on unused beds usually used for growing crops, helps to suppress weeds and fix nitrogen into the soil. For cover crops rake into the surface ~5mm deep.
Aftercare
Cover crop can be cut 2-3 times during the growing season to control growth and add green material back into soil.
Gallery
Ref. SER034