Red clover belongs to the legume family and is quite common in nature. You can also keep the ornamental and crop plant in the garden. Red clover blooms continuously from spring to fall.
Red clover blooms for many months
How long does the flowering period of red clover last?
Red clover pleases not only the gardener, but also bees, bumblebees and other insects with a long flowering period.
Flowering begins in May. Depending on the weather, new flowers appear until October.
The flowers are edible. To avoid uncontrolled spread of red clover in the garden, cut off the flowers before they have faded. Then no seeds can form.
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Red clover or meadow clover can be easily recognized by the red or pink color of the flowers. The inflorescence looks like a ball and is up to two centimeters in diameter. It consists of around 100 small individual flowers.