Since there are many different types of clover worldwide, not all clover are the same. Depending on the variety, clover grown in a pot can be a curse or a blessing in the truest sense of the word.

Clover is often given as a lucky charm in a pot

Red or white clover in the pot?

Red and white clover are cultivated as protein-rich fodder plants on many agricultural areas in rather cool and humid locations. The red or meadow clover in particular is not only edible by humans and animals, but is also traditionally valued as an important medicinal plant. Since the clover that grows in nature or on forage meadows is often not free of impurities, growing it in a pot on your own balcony or terrace can be an alternative. However, the following factors should be taken into account:

  • the water requirements of potted plants
  • the root depth of the respective clover variety
  • that clover is sensitive to waterlogging

Since the red and white clover form relatively deep and widely branched root systems, the respective planter should not be chosen too small.

The clover in the pot as a lucky charm

Many people give themselves a small pot of four-leaf clover as a good luck charm on New Year's Eve. However, this is not a close relative of red or white clover from the genus Trifolium, but usually the clover species Oxalis tetraphylla, which originally comes from Mexico. This clover species is not hardy outdoors in Central Europe. But you don't have to dispose of the lucky clover if it survived on the windowsill until the end of winter. After the last night frosts, the lucky clover can be placed in the garden and propagated relatively easily.

Beware of the horn sorrel in the pot of purchased garden plants

While the lucky clover stands for blessings for the start of the new year, another clover in the pot can sometimes become a curse in the garden. The so-called horn sorrel (Oxalis corniculata) is even edible to a limited extent, but can develop into a real plague in the bed on slightly acidic soil. It often grows in the substrate of plants for the garden bought in gardening shops and is thus introduced into the garden. Therefore, always check garden plants bought in pots for possible stocks of this reddish clover species.

tips

If you want to put the lucky clover on the windowsill or in the garden during the summer season in a particularly attractive way, you can choose a baby shoe or a decorative tea cup as a planter instead of a normal pot.

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