Red Clover
Red Clover
Wildflower
A deep-pink meadow legume beloved of bumblebees — and a natural fertiliser that pulls nitrogen from the air into the soil.
💡 Fun Facts
- Its deep pink flower is really a bundle of dozens of tiny tube-shaped flowers packed together.
- Long-tongued bumblebees reach deep inside to sip the nectar that shorter-tongued bees cannot.
- It takes nitrogen out of the air and feeds it into the soil, helping other plants grow.
📅 Through the Year
- Flowering:May to September
Name Story
Trifolium pratense
means “The three-leaf of the meadow”
What does its name mean?
- Trifolium — three-leafLatin
- pratense — of the meadowLatinDecode this word →
Look closely and each leaf is really three little leaflets together — the clue is in the name. It's a favourite of meadows, and bumblebees love its rosy flower-heads.