Overview
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Fabaceae
Late season winter annual with predominantly white, large flower heads maturing from bottom to top and large, non-hairy (glabrous) arrow-shaped leaves generally with a large white V mark. Predominant uses are for pasture and hay, with high forage quality and minimal bloat risk. Not very tolerant of soil acidity; responds well to P and K fertilization. Tool tip example text.
- Late season winter annual
- Predominantly white, large flower heads
- Predominant uses are for pasture and hay
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grow season
cool
- Inflorescence-scarlet, conical, erect, pointed.
- Leaf-3 large, rounded pubescent leaflets, no watermarks.
- Stipule-wide, veiny, reddish/yellow, ruffled top.
- Root-small taproot, heavily nodulated.
- Seed-large, green, yellow, rounded, a little shiny.
Growth Habitat
- Rapid fall growth
- Cool summer growth
- Versitile summer-annual in colder regions
With its rapid, robust growth, crimson clover provides early spring nitrogen for full-season crops. Rapid fall growth, or summer growth in cool areas makes it a top choice for short-rotations as a weed suppressing green manure. Popular as a forage and roadside cover crop throughout the Southeast, crimson clover is a versatile summer-annual cover in colder regions. Its spectacular beauty when flowering keeps it visible even in a mix with other flowering legumes, a common use in California nut groves and orchards. In Michigan, it is used successfully between rows of blueberries.
Uses
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Bloom Sequence
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Suitability Zones
Suitability
- Humid areas
- Mild winters
- Sandy soils
Hardiness
- USDA Plant Hardiness zones 1-6
- Predominate use area of SE USA from 60-70 degrees N latitud
Tolerance
- Low tolerence to drought or high temperature
- Tolerates stongly acid to moderately alkaline pH (NRCS: 5.1-8.4)
- Not tolerant of salinity
- Tolerates clay with moderate drainage (NRCS: ED-MWD; wet soil intolerant)
Cultivars
- Auburn
- AU Sunrise (earliest blooming: 5-18 days before Robin)
- Autauga
- Chief (winter hardy in upper part of South)
- Dixie
- Frontier (soft-seeded)
- Talladega
- Tibbee (re-seeding, late blooming: 2-4 weeks later than Robin)