In contrast to the wild-growing sweet clover, the lucky clover, which belongs to the sorrel species, is only partially hardy. Although it tolerates short periods of frost, it does not survive cold winters outdoors. How to overwinter lucky clover indoors or outdoors.
Lucky clover does not tolerate too cold winters
Overwinter lucky clover in a pot
You overwinter a lucky clover grown under glass quite normally in the living room. It then retains its decorative leaves, colored green with a purple center or red, depending on the variety.
If the lucky clover has been growing in the pot for more than one season, it will turn brown in autumn and then lose its leaves. Place the pot over the winter in a frost-free place where it should be as light as possible.
Watering is very sparse in winter, stop fertilizing completely.
Digging up lucky clover in autumn
- dig up onions
- separate if necessary
- place in prepared pots
- winter frost-free and bright
- plant again in spring
For a short time, lucky clover tolerates temperatures down to minus ten degrees outdoors. If it stays cold for longer, the plant will freeze to death.
To save the lucky clover for next season, you need to dig up the bulbs in the fall. Remove any leaves that are still green. Put the bulbs in small pots with normal garden soil and place them in a frost-free location that is as bright as possible.
Plant the bulbs again next spring. But wait until there are no more frosts to be expected.
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Lucky clover can become a real nuisance in the garden, as it both self-seeds and propagates underground via offshoots. This is one of the reasons why it makes sense to dig it up in the fall and overwinter it indoors.