Clover
Clover: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Clover refers to plants of the genus Trifolium, in the pea family. The group contains annual and perennial species with very different habits and uses. Leaves made up of three leaflets are their most familiar feature. They help you recognise a general outline, but do not identify every clover or establish one shared behaviour in a garden.Leaflets may be rounded, oval or more elongated according to the species. Some carry a pale mark, sometimes crescent-shaped, while others are uniformly green. The three leaflets share one leaf stalk. Their size, hairiness and stalk length vary between types. Foliage can therefore make a low carpet or accompany much more conspicuous upright stems.White clover, Trifolium repens, is an example of a creeping perennial whose stems can root at their nodes. Red clover, Trifolium pratense, has a more upright habit and a different root arrangement. Crimson clover, Trifolium incarnatum, is generally annual. These examples…
