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White Clover
Plant·Trifolium repens
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Moist soil
Drainage
Zones 3–10
Hardiness
White Clover (Trifolium repens) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs. It grows well with corn maize, wheat and cabbage.
Through the year
GrowingFlowering
Works well with
from wiki dataWHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Tolerates moist soil, as long as it drains well
Prefers soil pH 5.5–7
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Prefers loam, clay, sandy loam soil
Tolerates compacted soil well
Fixes nitrogen in the soil
Draws up nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
Partners with mycorrhizal fungi to boost nutrient uptake
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (medium)
Gives pollinator services (attracts a wide range of pollinators)
Provides nitrogen
Provides nitrogen
Provides phosphorus
Provides potassium
Attracts pollinators
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Ground cover
Height10–30 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 15 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–60 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, division
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds freely and can spread on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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