red clover
Trifolium pratense
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall8 to 20 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is a perennial for pollinator gardens, low maintenance beds, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, loamy or clay soil. Pink, fragrant flowers draw butterflies and bees. It grows fast, so give it room to spread.
Pairs well with Blue Fortune Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop, Chicory, and Thyme.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, and 18 more places. See all 22
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, Africa, Altay, Azores, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Corse, Føroyar, Irkutsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Madeira, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, and Xinjiang.