Trifolium pratense is a native perennial wildflower, typically found growing in grasslands and wildflower meadows. It’s often used as a green manure, due to its ability to fix nitrogen in the soil, but is worth growing as an ornamental in the garden, due to its pretty pink flowers and attractiveness to bees.Grow in a mini wildflower meadow or in gaps in a mixed herbaceous border. For best results grow Trifolium pratense in moist but well-drained soil.
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Trifolium Pratense
What is the plant
It can be invasive in the US and Europe.
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Humidity
High
Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
5 - 9
Difficulty
Medium
Hibernation
Cold Period
Toxicity
Poisonous
How to Care for the Plant
Water
It prefers moist soil.
Sunlight
It cannot grow in the shade.
Soil
For best results grow Trifolium pratense in moist but well-drained soil.
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Temperature
A very hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to at least -23°c
Additional
Diseased clover, even if no symptoms of disease are visible, can contain toxic alkaloids
Popularity
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