Red Clover

Red Clover n - Tap rooted legume with a red flower

Red clover is a short lived perennial, which is more productive in a pure stand than white clover. Most red clover cultivars do not have stolons or rhizomes so they cannot reproduce vegetatively. It usually disappears from sheep pastures two or three years after sowing because it does not tolerate set stocking, and regular close defoliation does not allow reseeding.

In pastures grazed by cattle, plants from the initial sowing may persist for three or four years and if summer spelling from grazing is long enough, some seed may be set and some red clover can then persist in a permanent pasture through reseeding. Because of its long florets, red clover sets seed best where there are high populations of bumblebees.

Colenso Red Clover	Medium leaf Low-medium Oestrogen level Good persistence in dry
Lift Red Clover	Medium leaf Low Oestrogen level Good persistence in dry
Rossi Red Clover	Medium leaf Good persistence in dry
Sensation Red Clover	Medium leaf Low-medium Oestrogen level Good persistence in dry Upright growth habit Improved cold tolerance
Tuscan Red Clover	Medium leaf Good persistence in dry Medium Oestrogen level

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Red Clover

Colenso Red Clover

Lift Red Clover

Rossi Red Clover

Sensation Red Clover

Tuscan Red Clover