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White Dutch Clover Seeds
LATIN NAME
Trifolium repens

SEASON
Perennial

USDA ZONES
3 - 10

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade

BLOOM COLOR
White
SOWING TEMP
50F+
WHEN TO PLANT
Early spring to early fall
AVERAGE GERM
7 - 14 days
PLANTING DEPTH
Up to 1/8 inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast or drill

SEEDING RATE
8 - 10 lbs per acre
IDEAL FOR
Pollinator, cover crop, erosion control, weed supressing, ground cover
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Nitrogen fixator, low maintenance
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Fast

MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Low - moderate
ACIDIC SOIL TOLERANCE
Moderate
COLD TOLERANCE
Good
HEAT TOLERANCE
Good
SHADE TOLERANCE
Moderate
FERTILITY NEEDS
Low
MATURE HEIGHT
8 - 12 inches
LATIN NAME
Trifolium subterraneum

SEASON
Annual

USDA ZONES
3 - 10

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade

BLOOM COLOR
White
SOWING TEMP
50F+
WHEN TO PLANT
Fall
AVERAGE GERM
7 - 14 days
PLANTING DEPTH
1/4 - 1/2 inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast or drill

SEEDING RATE
20 - 25 lbs per acre
IDEAL FOR
Full sun, partial shade, forage, adaptable, erosion control
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
High protein
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Moderate

MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Moderate
ACIDIC SOIL TOLERANCE
Good
COLD TOLERANCE
Good
HEAT TOLERANCE
Moderate
SHADE TOLERANCE
Good
FERTILITY NEEDS
Low
MATURE HEIGHT
6 - 15 inches
LATIN NAME
Trifolium repens

SEASON
Perennial

USDA ZONES
3 - 10

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade

BLOOM COLOR
White (If not mowed)
SOWING TEMP
50F+
WHEN TO PLANT
Early spring to winter (southern states)
AVERAGE GERM
7 - 14 days
PLANTING DEPTH
1/8 inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast

SEEDING RATE
1 - 2 lbs per 1,000 square feet
IDEAL FOR
Lawns, erosion control, ground cover
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Nitrogen fixator
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Fast

MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Low
ACIDIC SOIL TOLERANCE
Low
COLD TOLERANCE
Fair to good
HEAT TOLERANCE
Good
SHADE TOLERANCE
Poor
FERTILITY NEEDS
Low
MATURE HEIGHT
4 - 6 inches (with training)

SEASON
Annual

USDA ZONES
3 - 9

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun

BLOOM COLOR
White
SOWING TEMP
50F+
WHEN TO PLANT
6 - 8 weeks before first frost
AVERAGE GERM
7 - 14 days
PLANTING DEPTH
1/8 - 3/8 inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast or drill

SEEDING RATE
15 - 20 lbs per acre
IDEAL FOR
Wildlife plots, cover crop, mixtures, cattle forage, soil builder, erosion control
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Heat tolerant, nitrogen fixator
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Fast

MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Moderate
ACIDIC SOIL TOLERANCE
Moderate
COLD TOLERANCE
Poor
HEAT TOLERANCE
Excellent
SHADE TOLERANCE
Good
FERTILITY NEEDS
Low
MATURE HEIGHT
18 - 48 inches
LATIN NAME
Trifolium michelianum savi

SEASON
Annual

USDA ZONES
3 - 9

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun

BLOOM COLOR
Pink
SOWING TEMP
50F+
WHEN TO PLANT
Fall (best) or early spring
AVERAGE GERM
7 - 14 days
PLANTING DEPTH
1/4 inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast or drill

SEEDING RATE
5 - 8 lbs per acre
IDEAL FOR
Cover crop, forage, pollinators, wildlife
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Drought tolerant, nitrogen fixator, biomass production
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Fast

MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Low
ACIDIC SOIL TOLERANCE
High
COLD TOLERANCE
Good
FERTILITY NEEDS
Low
MATURE HEIGHT
48 - 72 inches
LATIN NAME
Trifolium vesiculosum

SEASON
Annual

USDA ZONES
3 - 10

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun

HEIGHT
36 - 48 inches

BLOOM COLOR
Pink
SOWING TEMP
40F+
WHEN TO PLANT
6 - 8 weeks before first frost
AVERAGE GERM
7 - 14 days
PLANTING DEPTH
1/8 - 1/4 inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast or drill

SEEDING RATE
10 - 15 lbs acre
IDEAL FOR
Hay, wildlife, orchards, row crops, mixed with grasses, pollinators, grazing, cover crop
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Drought tolerant, low maintenance
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Fast

MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Low - moderate
ACIDIC SOIL TOLERANCE
Low
COLD TOLERANCE
Fair
HEAT TOLERANCE
Good
SHADE TOLERANCE
Poor
FERTILITY NEEDS
Low
MATURE HEIGHT
36 - 48 inches
About...
White Dutch Clover (Trifolium Repens) - White Dutch Clover designates a strain of white clover which is perennial and drought tolerant. Used in lawns, as a ground cover, cover crop, for erosion control, and in pasture mixtures. Popular clover seed for lawns; however, Miniclover® is a better lawn alternative in most areas.
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White Dutch Clover (Trifolium Repens) - White Dutch Clover designates a strain of white clover which is perennial and drought tolerant. Used in lawns, as a ground cover, cover crop, for erosion control, and in pasture mixtures. Usually matures around 8 - 12 inches tall. White Dutch clover and our Miniclover® are the most popular clover seeds used for lawns. Miniclover® is more dwarf only reaching approximately 4-6 inches tall, has a much smaller leaf blade, and is not as aggressive as white Dutch making it the better lawn clover choice.
Many homeowners include White Dutch clover in their lawn seed mixture because clover sprouts fast and grows so dependably that it's a valuable aid in getting a new lawn started. White dutch clover is the most popular clover seed for lawn alteratives, due to the fact it is cheaper than Miniclover®. If you are looking for bulk clover to mix in with an existing lawn, our Miniclover® seeds works better as it blends in much better and will not take grass over. White clovers are good for lawns since nodules on the roots fix nitrogen from the air. Actually, up to 1/3 the nitrogen your lawn needs can be obtained from white dutch clover! Grows vigorously even in poor clay subsoil around new home construction. If you want all the benefits of a cover crop but don't want to till early or mow often, clover is your best bet.
With Nitro-Coat® each seed is inoculated with the correct Rhizobium strains and coated through a proven process that ensures a very high level of successful inoculation. The weight of the clover seeds will contain approximately 34% coating material that contains the inoculant and water holding material for better establishment and viability of the seed. There is no difference in the seeding rates between the coated and raw seed due to the increased germination and viability of the bulk clover seeds that are coated and inoculated. This coating material is not OMRI certified.
Getting a good stand of white dutch clover seeds is a first and critical step to success with this high quality, persistent crop. Since white clover is usually grown with a cool season perennial grass (may be planted alone too), it is usually either seeded at the same time as the grass or seeded into an existing grass stand. Regardless of when it is seeded, certain principles and practices are important for success. These will be discussed below; however, readers should refer to state and local sources for specific recommendations for their area.
Seeding Rate
- Sow: 1/4 - 1/2 lb per 1000 square feet or 8 - 10 lbs per acre and should be planted at a depth of approximately 1/8 inch