Persian Clover: A Low-Growing Legume for Pasture and Wildlife
See Persian clover growing in our test plots and learn why it's a favorite for pasture, deer plots, and aromatherapy. Keith and Dale walk you through the plant's fragrant blooms, nitrogen-fixing ability, and reseeding habit.
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0:00 You.
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0:14 What I'm standing in here is some
0:17 Persian clever and Persian clover is one of our favorites around here you can't.
0:23 See it now. The blooms will come out a little bit.
0:27 Later, but Persian clover has little pink blossoms that are the most fragrant of.
0:33 All the clovers when Persian clover comes into bloom you can smell it for
0:38 Hundreds of yards around, very very pleasant aroma. I know a lot of people.
0:50 It's kind of like having aromatherapy 24 hours a day, and the Persian clovers and
0:56 Believe it's a winter annual down south.
1:00 Here we'll plant it in the spring and.
1:03 Use it as a spring annual and it does reseed itself fairly well, it's a.
1:08 Primarily a pasture plant, kind of low growing, not super productive, but it is a good nitrogen fixer. And a lot of people who plant deer plots will plant Persian clover because that aroma. Not only is it attractive to us, once that bloom kicks in, you know exactly where Persian clover is just by following.