red clover
Scientific name: Trifolium pratense
Family: Fabaceae
Other common names;
Flowering time: May to October
Height: to 60cm
Growing conditions:
Nectar source for: common carder bee, honeybee, red-tailed bumblebee
Food source for:
Description
Red clover has deep roots that help to improve structure by binding soil together. In summer, it will aid moisture retention, and in winter it will prevent erosion. The trefoil leaves are collected by wood mice.
How to identify: Like other clovers, the leaves of red clover have the familiar trefoil look with three green leaflets each bearing a white V-shaped marking. The pinky-red flowers are borne in rounded heads.
How to propagate:
Family: Fabaceae
Other common names;
Flowering time: May to October
Height: to 60cm
Growing conditions:
Nectar source for: common carder bee, honeybee, red-tailed bumblebee
Food source for:
Description
Red clover has deep roots that help to improve structure by binding soil together. In summer, it will aid moisture retention, and in winter it will prevent erosion. The trefoil leaves are collected by wood mice.
How to identify: Like other clovers, the leaves of red clover have the familiar trefoil look with three green leaflets each bearing a white V-shaped marking. The pinky-red flowers are borne in rounded heads.
How to propagate: