Plant Details

Trifolium fragiferum

White Clover, Dutch Clover, Purple Dutch Clover, Shamrock

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General Information

Scientific name: Trifolium fragiferum
Also known as: White Clover, Dutch Clover, Purple Dutch Clover, Shamrock

Plant Properties

Layer: Herbaceous
Size: Small
Height: 0.25 m
Width: 0.25 m
Growth Rate: Fast
Leaf: Deciduous

Growth conditions

USDA Hardiness: 3-9
Soil Moisture:
Moist
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral Alkaline
Light:
Full sun

Usage properties

Edible part:
-
Edibility:
(0)
Medicinal:
(0)
Features:
Carbon farming, Nitrogen fixer, Ground cover

Description

Leaves - raw or cooked as a vegetable. The young leaves are harvested before the plant flowers and are used in salads, soups, and so on. They can also be used as a vegetable, cooked like spinach. The leaves are best cooked. Flowers and seed pods are dried, ground into powder, and used as flour or sprinkled over cooked dishes like boiled rice. Very nutritious and healthy. The young flowers can also be used in salads. Root - cooked. The dried leaves give a vanilla flavor to cakes, and so on. Dried flowering heads are a tea substitute.

Harvest Data

Start Harvest: 15/06
End of Harvest: 15/09