(Trifolium fragiferum)

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Strawberry Palestine Clover is a cool weather perennial ground cover that is native to Eurasia but can be found growing in the Midwest and northeastern United States. At maturity, this plant reaches the height of 8-14” and features compound and alternate leaves with attractive teeth edgings, and symmetrical aromatic flower heads that bare resupinate peduncles ranging from 3/4" to nearly 2" long. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees and butterflies, is drought and light frost tolerant, and provides forage to livestock! 

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​Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Trifolium

Species: Trifolium fragiferum

Cultivar: Strawberry Palenstine

Ease of Growing: Easy

Native Range: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia.

Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Bolivia, Chatham Is., Chile South, Colorado, Illinois, Japan, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, South Australia, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Vermont, Victoria, Western Australia.

Grown as: Perennial

Maturity (Bloom): Summer

Hardiness: In the US, clover is hardy to Zone 6. Established plantings made in early fall can tolerate temperatures to 0°F or slightly colder.

Crops: Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions: Cold. These cover crops generally require cooler temperatures and adequate water. 

Outdoor Growing Temp: 40°F - 85°F

Min Outdoor Soil Temp: 30°F. Most cool weather cover crop should be started when temperatures are still in the 60's to allow the plants to establish before winter, which also prevents Winterkill.

Start Indoors: No

Start Outdoors: Yes

Containers: No

Small Gardens: No

Light: Sun: min. 6 hours daily (Cold, Cool). Cover crops need full sun when growing in winter, as days are shorter and the sun is lower in the sky. If grown in summer many will tolerate light shade (though they grow best in full sun).

Water: Most of these crops are not particularly drought tolerant and will need regular watering in dry climates (especially when germinating and getting established). However they are mostly grown during the winter when the soil is fairly moist, so don't usually require much irrigation.

Feeder: Light. You do not need to fertilize cover crop in established gardens, as there will be plenty of nutrients in the garden to meet their needs. Since you will be incorporating them back in to the soil, growing them doesn't remove any nutrients from the soil. The leguminous cover crops also fix nitrogen and eventually add it to the soil.

Attracts beneficial insects?: Yes. Bees and Earthworms love it and is also a protein-rich forage crop for cattle and livestock

Containers: Yes. suitable for 5 gallon containers and up.

Height: 9-12"

Spacing: 12-15"
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Sow Depth: Below soil surface.

Produces: blooms in a strawberry pink and emits a delightful fragrance.

USDA Grow Zone: 3-12
Direct sow in late fall, planting just below the surface of the soil and compacting the soil well. For spring planting, mix the seeds with moist sand and store in the refrigerator for 30 days before planting. Keep the soil lightly moist until germination.
​Water seedlings until they become established. This plant grows rather slowly. Since they prefer moist soil, mature plants have limited tolerance for drought. They thrive in wet soil, even growing well in prolonged flooding. These plants adapt well to many soil types including clay. This plant attracts bees and butterflies, and spreads by stolons to form a thick ground cover.
​These blossoms do not perform well as cut flowers, and are best enjoyed outdoors.
At the end of the season, the strawberry-like blooms will begin to turn dry and brown. Harvest as soon as possible, since small birds often eat the seeds as soon as they ripen. Remove them and spread them out to dry completely, away from direct sunlight. Thresh them to separate the seeds from the pods, and store the cleaned seeds in a cool dry place.
Cornflower and Broccoli. Often planted with hardy annual flowers including bachelor buttons and corn poppies.

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