White Blossom Sweet Clover
Melilotus alba
White Blossom Sweet Clover is a short growing biennial used for grazing or haylage. It is shallow rooted and spreads by creeping branches which root at the nodes. It grows best under cool, fertile, moist conditions. White clover is an aggressive creeper.
Lifespan: annual or perennial
Season: cool
Uses: hay, pasture, soil improvement
Native or Introduced: Introduced
Annual Average Precipitation: 10 inches
Field Seeding Rate (lbs/acre): 5 to 6
Turf Seeding Rate (lbs/1000 s.f.): n/a