Mammoth Red Clover red clover
Trifolium pratense 'Mammoth Red Clover'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, lime
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Mammoth Red Clover' (Trifolium pratense 'Mammoth Red Clover') is a vegetable for pollinator gardens, low maintenance beds, and food gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, loamy or clay soil. It grows fast and reaches 24 to 36 inches tall. Red and lime blooms appear in spring, summer, and autumn, and they smell sweet. Bees and butterflies visit the flowers, and this clover does well in poor soils.
Pairs well with Purple prairie clover, Chicory, and Carrot.