White Clover
White Clover
Wildflower
The creeping clover of lawns and pastures — it roots as it crawls, carpets the ground, and is one of the honeybee's favourite nectar plants.
💡 Fun Facts
- It creeps along the ground on runners, taking root wherever a stem touches the soil.
- Its white flower-balls are a favourite of honeybees, which turn the nectar into clover honey.
- It copes with being mown or nibbled again and again, which is why it turns up all over lawns.
📅 Through the Year
- Flowering:May to October
Name Story
Trifolium repens
means “The creeping three-leaf”
What does its name mean?
- Trifolium — three-leafLatin
- repens — creepingLatinDecode this word →
Three little leaflets to each leaf, and stems that creep flat across the ground, rooting as they go — which is how a single plant can quietly carpet a whole patch of lawn.