Trifolium repens
White clover, Common clover, Clover grass, Creeping clover, Dutch clover, Gowan , Honey stalks, Honeysuckle grass, Lamb's suckling, Shamrock, Sheep's gowan
Trifolium Trifolium
T. repens - T. repens is a vigorous, mat-forming, rhizomatous perennial bearing palmate leaves divided into three oval, sometimes marked, mid-green leaflets. Dense, rounded racemes of small, pea-like, sometimes pink-flushed, white flowers bloom in late spring and throughout summer.
Trifolium repens is: Deciduous
Mat Forming, Spreading
White in Spring; White in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Generally pest free.
Generally disease free.
Cut back hard in summer if foliage gets untidy. If grown as a green manure, chop the leaves back and leave to wilt. Two weeks prior to planting, dig the wilted plants into the top 25cm of soil.
To grow as a green manure, sow seeds in late summer or autumn in rows or broadcast across the soil. Rake into the surface.
Division, Seed
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Trifolium repens (White clover) will reach a height of 0.15m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Green manure, Ground Cover, Lawn, Low Maintenance, Wildflower
Grow in moist but well-drained, preferably neutral soil in sun. Suitable for use as a green manure, a forage plant, a bee attractant, or added to lawn seed mixes for areas where grass does not grow well alone.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Trifolium repens
White clover, Common clover, Clover grass, Creeping clover, Dutch clover, Gowan , Honey stalks, Honeysuckle grass, Lamb's suckling, Shamrock, Sheep's gowan
Trifolium Trifolium
T. repens - T. repens is a vigorous, mat-forming, rhizomatous perennial bearing palmate leaves divided into three oval, sometimes marked, mid-green leaflets. Dense, rounded racemes of small, pea-like, sometimes pink-flushed, white flowers bloom in late spring and throughout summer.
Deciduous
Mat Forming, Spreading
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White in Spring; White in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Generally pest free.
Generally disease free.
Cut back hard in summer if foliage gets untidy. If grown as a green manure, chop the leaves back and leave to wilt. Two weeks prior to planting, dig the wilted plants into the top 25cm of soil.
To grow as a green manure, sow seeds in late summer or autumn in rows or broadcast across the soil. Rake into the surface.
Division, Seed
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Trifolium repens (White clover) will reach a height of 0.15m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Green manure, Ground Cover, Lawn, Low Maintenance, Wildflower
Grow in moist but well-drained, preferably neutral soil in sun. Suitable for use as a green manure, a forage plant, a bee attractant, or added to lawn seed mixes for areas where grass does not grow well alone.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
Trifolium repens (White clover)
Apple root knot nematode
Meloidogyne mali
Nematode
Unknown
3
4
UK (along with certain other European countries) received potentially infested trees in 1992; but these were destroyed at the end of the trial period and targeted surveillance has failed to find any trace of the nematode. Main impacts are on elm; apple and mulberry and industry should source such material carefully.
Trifolium repens (White clover)
Wiseana despecta
Insect
Absent
1
4
New Zealand pest mainly affecting pasture. Main pathway (potatoes) already prohibited and little likelihood of introduction by other means.
Trifolium repens (White clover)
Wiseana cervinata
Insect
Absent
1
4
New Zealand pest mainly affecting pasture. Main pathway (potatoes) already prohibited and little likelihood of introduction by other means.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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