White clover

Trifolium repens

The standard low-growing clover of lawns and pastures across temperate regions. Tolerates mowing, fixes nitrogen, and feeds bees — the original "lawn clover" before postwar herbicides erased it.

Hardiness ratings

White clover hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 3–10 −40 °C to 4.4 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H7 down to −20 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 3–9 −34 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 1–6 −15 °C to 15 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Tolerates regular mowing — the basis of clover-rich "tapestry" lawns
  • Major bee forage; choose this over straight grass for pollinator-friendly turf
  • Self-seeds and spreads by stolons — establishes rapidly

Categories

Related plants

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Reference

White clover on Wikipedia