🌱 1000 Red Clover seeds – Trifolium rubens
Red clover, also called wild scarlet clover or purple clover, is a hardy ornamental perennial with pink-purple spike inflorescences. Highly appreciated by pollinators, it brightens natural meadows and flower beds with elegance, while playing a remarkable ecological role. Both aesthetic, melliferous, and beneficial for the soil, it has its rightful place in biodiversity gardens and permaculture projects.
✅ Other known names
🌿 Cultivation tips
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Sowing: in spring (March to May) or late summer (August to September) directly in open ground.
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Exposure: sun or partial shade.
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Soil: fresh to slightly dry, well-drained, poor to moderately rich.
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Maintenance: no special care; cut faded flowers to prolong blooming.
🌱 Perennial?
Yes, hardy perennial plant, resistant down to -20°C. It forms clumps that sometimes self-seed spontaneously.
🐝 Uses and benefits
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Honey plant: attracts a wide variety of pollinators (bees, bumblebees, butterflies).
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Ornamental: its feathery spikes add a wild and graphic touch to flower beds.
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Cover crops: improves soil structure, fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
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Forage: appreciated by herbivores in extensive grazing.
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Companion plant: improves soil fertility for leafy vegetables or squash.
🤝 Beneficial associations
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With nitrogen-loving vegetables (squash, tomatoes after burying).
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With grasses in mixtures for flower meadows.
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With other honey plants like phacelia, borage, or cornflower.
🌸 Symbolism
Symbol of fertility, resilience, and natural cooperation. Like all clovers, it is also associated with luck and harmony with nature.
Commitment to quality:
At SemiSauvage - Permaculture, we are committed to providing you with the highest quality reproducible seeds. Our seeds are carefully selected, sorted, and packaged without any chemical treatment.
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