General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant

Image
Common names
  • White Prairie Clover

Photo Gallery
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Date: 5-May-2020
New growth of emerging leaves on a plant put in the ground late l
Location: Montana
Photo by Matt Lavin

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Platte Valley in Nebraska
Date: 2013-08-09
Location: IL
Date: 2015-07-15

 Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by vic

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Platte Valley in Nebraska
Date: 2013-08-09
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On June 13, 2020 Transplanted
4 east of Tulipa batalinii 'Bright Gem' by iron pot
MrsBinWY On September 28, 2019 Transplanted
on 9-28-2019: 3 near 'Bali' cherry; on 10-5-2019: 4 on the south side of the garage door
MrsBinWY On July 19, 2019 Potted up
On 7-19-2019, potted up 14 seedlings.
MrsBinWY On March 25, 2019 Seeds germinated
4
MrsBinWY On March 22, 2019 Seeds sown
16 seeds & inoculant from Prairie Moon in milk jug @ room temp
MrsBinWY On June 2, 2018 Transplanted
On 6-2-2018, planted 4 more on the south side of the garage door (replaced the 4 that didn't make it).
MrsBinWY On April 7, 2018 Potted up
6
MrsBinWY On March 2, 2018 Seeds germinated
1
MrsBinWY On February 25, 2018 Seeds sown
sprinkle of seeds from molanic; room temp
MrsBinWY On June 7, 2017 Potted up
4
MrsBinWY On March 18, 2017 Seeds germinated
3 showing on 3-18-17
MrsBinWY On March 11, 2017 Seeds sown
removed chaff, milk jug, room temp (didn't scarify, so might put in freezer if no germination), 16 seeds from molanic
lovesblooms On March 3, 2018 Seeds sown
winter sown
jhugart On May 18, 2020 Plant emerged
Finally saw the leaves for the other plant of this type. Both have come back just fine.
jhugart On May 5, 2020 Plant emerged
Noticed new leaves today.
jhugart On June 17, 2019 Transplanted
It wasn't in the ground yesterday, but was tomorrow, according to pictures.
jhugart On June 15, 2019 Obtained plant
Not exactly sure, but they went into the ground by the 18th.
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

« The Plants Database Front Page