Key Features
- Produces charming white, rounded flower clusters above low-growing foliage
- Low-growing perennial suitable for lawns, borders, meadows, and cottage gardens
- Green trifoliate leaves create a soft, natural ground-cover appearance
- Attracts bees and other pollinators when flowering
- Useful for naturalized landscapes, garden edges, and pollinator-friendly spaces
Growing Benefits
- Adds delicate white blooms and fresh green foliage to garden spaces
- Works well as a spreading ground cover in suitable conditions
- Provides valuable flowering habitat for visiting pollinators
- Suitable for lawns, meadow-style plantings, and informal garden areas
- Easy to incorporate into natural-looking cottage and wildlife gardens
Seed Specifications
- Common Name: White Clover
- Botanical Name: Trifolium repens
- Plant Type: Perennial herbaceous ground cover
- Colors: White flowers, green foliage
- Height: Approximately four to eight inches
- Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types
- Water: Moderate; keep soil lightly moist during establishment
- Germination Time: Approximately seven to fourteen days under favorable conditions
- Sowing Depth: Surface sow or cover very lightly with soil
- Spacing: Allow approximately four to six inches between plants
- Growing Zones: Generally suitable for USDA Zones three through ten
- Flowering/Maturity: Flowers mainly from late spring through summer, depending on climate
- Uses: Ground cover, lawns, meadows, borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens
Growing Tips
- Sow seeds on finely prepared soil and press them gently into the surface.
- Keep the seedbed evenly moist until seedlings become established.
- Choose a sunny location for stronger growth and abundant flowering.
- Avoid heavy soil compaction, especially where the plants are expected to spread.
Seed Storage
Store unused seeds in a cool, dry, dark location away from moisture and direct sunlight. Keep them in a tightly sealed, labeled container. Avoid areas exposed to heat or humidity.
Unique Facts About Seeds
- White clover is a member of the legume family, Fabaceae.
- Its leaves typically consist of three rounded leaflets, giving it the familiar clover appearance.
- The plant spreads naturally through creeping stems called stolons that can root at the nodes.
- White clover flowers are valuable nectar sources for bees and other flower-visiting insects.